Laguna Parent Participation Preschool
Laguna Parent Participation Preschool is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the outdoor activity space at 8:56 AM, LPA observed an unlocked shed partially open. Inside the shed, LPA observed an axe and heavy duty pruning loppers with blades which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Laguna Parent Participation Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Laguna Parent Participation Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 26, 2022, for outdoor activity space. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Laguna Parent Participation Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Laguna Parent Participation Preschool compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #18 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Laguna Parent Participation Preschool last inspected?
May 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Laguna Parent Participation Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laguna Parent Participation Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Laguna Parent Participation Preschool?
The licensee is Laguna Parent Participation Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Jacqueline Schofield.
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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 304370821 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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