Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo · Infant Center, Mission Viejo
Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 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 #23 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b)There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement was not met by: 1 LPA observed facility get back into ratio during visit. LPA observed a total of 9 infant age children with 2 infant staff inside classroom 112 at 8:30 a.m. 8
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file review at 10:15 a.m., LPA observed 4 out of 5 staff were missing mandated reporter certifications. All four staff were unable to provide mandated reporter certifications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. Director will review current staff procedures in regard to infant food services with infant staff and provide a list of staff trained as well as information reviewed. Director will submit proof by email to LPA by the
Complaint investigations
Staff are not following a daycare child's dietary plan while in care
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 11, 2024, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #23 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo?
The licensee is Licare Mission Viejo LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Delmy Cuevas.
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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 304371500 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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