Little Scholars Academy of California · Preschool, Orange
Little Scholars Academy of California is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out 10 medications inspected were expired and not safe for staff to administer to children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 staff had an expired Mandated Reporter Training Certificate which poses potential safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Little Scholars Academy of California take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Little Scholars Academy of California had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Scholars Academy of California?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Scholars Academy of California compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is tied for #24 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Scholars Academy of California last inspected?
Apr 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Scholars Academy of California cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Scholars Academy of California for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Scholars Academy of California?
The licensee is Nhb Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Nadhira Hathotuwegama.
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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 304371129 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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