Hilltop Nursery School
Hilltop Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Fountain Valley, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 21 centers in Fountain Valley and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Hilltop Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hilltop Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Hilltop Nursery School compare with other daycares in Fountain Valley?
It is tied for #1 of 21 centers in Fountain Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Hilltop Nursery School last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hilltop Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hilltop Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fountain Valley, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hilltop Nursery School?
The licensee is Hilltop Nursery School Of Costa Mesa, and the administrator listed with the state is Lynette Anderson.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 304370345 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.