Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana · Infant Center, Santa Ana
Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 5 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 #80 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met: 1 Per assistant director, they will notify upper management right away when all staff members call in sick in one classroom so they can send a staff member. The director will provide a written statement with the plan by the
101429 (1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, the staff members will not be allowed to use their phones in their classroom and will be leaving their personal phones in the office. There will not be no outside food permitted in the classroom. The director will provide a written statement to the LPA by the
101430 Infant Care Activities (E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, they will do safe sleep training again. The director will provide a written statement and signatures of the staff that attended the training. The director will email the proof by the
101438.1 (b) Each caregiver shall wash his/her hands with soap and water before each feeding and after each diaper change. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, they will do a training video and will provide signatures of the staff members that attended the training by the
101439.1 Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, they will do safe sleep training again. The director will provide a written statement and signatures of the staff that attended the training. The director will email the proof by the
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 13, 2025, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is #80 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana last inspected?
Sep 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Santa Ana for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana?
The licensee is Ka Preschool Of Santa Ana, and the administrator listed with the state is Daniela Valladolid.
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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 304371225 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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