Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa · Preschool, Costa Mesa
Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 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 47 centers in Costa Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa last inspected?
Oct 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Costa Mesa?
The licensee is Ka Preschool Of Costa Mesa DBA Kiddie Academy Of, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Ramirez.
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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 304371504 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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