Ladera Ranch Elementary School
Ladera Ranch Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Ladera Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 12 centers in Ladera Ranch and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of 3 staffs' files which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care. Staff # 2 did not have verification of MMR, Dtap and Flu Vaccines on file. Flu shot may be declined by a self written statement.
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Common questions
Does Ladera Ranch Elementary School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ladera Ranch Elementary School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Ladera Ranch Elementary School compare with other daycares in Ladera Ranch?
It is #10 of 12 centers in Ladera Ranch by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Ladera Ranch Elementary School last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ladera Ranch Elementary School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ladera Ranch Elementary School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Ladera Ranch, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ladera Ranch Elementary School?
The licensee is Capistrano Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Dorcas Katz-scinico.
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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 304371227 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.