Kiddie Academy of Orange
Kiddie Academy of Orange is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 114 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 8 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, all of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #43 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on review of video footage dated 2/06/26, LPA observed (S6) to use their hand to grab and push C1 away multiple times. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on records review of video footages and photos, an infant was pushing another’s infant head and infants were eating food off the floor without staff acknowledging it. This poses as an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
101428 Infant Care Personal Services(b)The infant shall be kept clean and dry at all times.(2)Each infant's clothing and diapers shall be changed as often as necessary to ensure that the infant is clean and dry at all times. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 LPA Navar received a copy of a Diaper Schedule that has been implemented since 1/16/2025. Based on records review: LPA reviewed records of C1 being in care for at least 7.5 hours on 1/14/2025 with 1 documented diaper change at 11: 00AM.This poses as an immediate risk to the health to the children in care. 8
Based on review of video footage dated 9/09/24, LPA observed (S3) at 1:20PM use both their hands to lift up C2 by the armpit area and then laid C2’s body down by force with feet hitting cot first, knees, then upper body. This posees as an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in an inappropriate manner.
Facility did not meet child's toileting needs.
Personal Rights
How often are complaints about daycares in Orange County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
Common questions
Has Kiddie Academy of Orange had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 27, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Orange?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Orange compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is #43 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Orange last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Orange cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Orange for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today), $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Orange?
The licensee is Ka Preschool Of Orange, and the administrator listed with the state is Kenya Meneses.
Licensed centers nearby
300 East Taft Avenue, Orange · 0.5 mi away · 60 spots Among the most cited Covenant Christian Preschool
1855 Orange-olive Road, Orange · 0.6 mi away · 60 spots More citations than most California Preschool
1080 North California Street, Orange · 0.7 mi away · 24 spots Too few inspections to compare International School of Orange County
1838 North Shaffer Street, Orange · 0.7 mi away · 38 spots Among the most cited Our Saviour's Lutheran Children's Center
800 N Cambridge, Orange · 0.7 mi away · 26 spots More citations than most Our Saviour's Lutheran Children's Center
800 N Cambridge, Orange · 0.7 mi away · 60 spots About typical
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 304371675 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
Comparing centers? See how to choose a daycare: 30 questions to ask and a printable checklist.