Kiddie Academy of Corona · Infant Center, Corona
Kiddie Academy of Corona is a licensed child care center in Corona, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 44 centers in Corona and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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****Deficiency cited on 9/15/2023 is being amended to remove the citation regarding Teacher to Child Ratio***** ****Deficiency cited on 9/15/2023 is being amended to remove the citation regarding Teacher to Child Ratio*****
CRIMINAL RECORD CLEARANCES: A licensee or applicant for a license may request a transfer of a criminal record clearance from one state licensed facility to another, or from TrustLine to a state licensed facility by providing the following documents to the Department: 1 Licensee/Director agrees to submit proof of criminal record association to the department by 8/17/2023 This evidence was not met by: While touring the facility, LPA observed infant teacher #1 providing care and supervision to children in care without being associated to the facility. This citation results in a civil penalty in the amount of $500 8
Based on the interview and record review, the Licensee did not meet Infant Care Food Service regulation which poses a potential 1 During the inspection the Director provided an Action Plan with topics discussed during training. Deficiencies cleared during spection. Health, Safety & Personal Rights risk to the children in care. During record review the facility self-reported that Child # 1 was given Child # 2’s bottle. Pertinent parties confirmed this to be true during interviews. Per Child #1’s Infant and Toddler Schedule he/she should have been given milk but he/she was given formula.
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Corona take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kiddie Academy of Corona had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 15, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Corona?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Corona compare with other daycares in Corona?
It is tied for #22 of 44 centers in Corona by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Corona last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Corona cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Corona for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Corona, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Corona?
The licensee is Epic Early Learning LLC/Nemi Kotadiya & Payal Kota, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Borboa.
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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 334846163 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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