Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup
Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup is a licensed child care center in Rossmoor, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. 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 tied for #472 of 978 centers in Orange County and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview, the director stated the facility has not conducted Lead Testing which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #472 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup last inspected?
Sep 24, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Rossmoor, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup?
The licensee is Li'l Cottonwood Playgroup INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Juliana Wissa.
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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 300606748 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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