Holy Family Cathedral Preschool
Holy Family Cathedral Preschool is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties: (1) If the child care center director is absent for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet the qualifications of a director. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPA’s interviews, 5 of 7 staff members stated the previous Director’s last day was 3/3/23. 1 New Director submitted a complete DIrector packet to LPA Valdez Santana on 05/07/23. S1 stepped in as interim director from 3/3/23 until the end of 4/2023. The new Director returned from leave 5/1/23. LPA reviewed S1’s file and S1 did not have the qualifications to act as Interim Director. This poses a potential risk to the safety of the children in care.
Based on (interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 count. The Director confirmed that the facility did not complete lead testing for their water outlets as of 06/27/2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff did not have the updated mandated reporter training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 count. Director confirmed that the facility did not notfiy Department within 10 days of changes in Director and designee, which pposed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Facility does not have a director who meets qualifications.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Holy Family Cathedral Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Holy Family Cathedral Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Holy Family Cathedral Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Holy Family Cathedral Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is tied for #33 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Holy Family Cathedral Preschool last inspected?
Jul 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Holy Family Cathedral Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Holy Family Cathedral Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Holy Family Cathedral Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Orange/Sally Todd, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariko Wade.
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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 304370537 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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