Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr.
Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. is a licensed child care center in Huntington Beach, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. 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 51 centers in Huntington Beach and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. compare with other daycares in Huntington Beach?
It is tied for #1 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. last inspected?
Sep 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Huntington Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kellie's Academy For Kids, Child Dev. Ctr.?
The licensee is Kellie's Academy For Kids Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Danae Ferria.
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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 304370315 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.