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Little Works of Art Children's Center · Preschool, Garden Grove

10241 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Little Works of Art Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 #25 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #25 of 49 centers in Garden Grove
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 9, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 9, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jan 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Dec 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 9, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, 2 out of 2 staff members did not have current Mandated reporter training certificates and Director confirmed that they did not have the current training certificates, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2024
Type B Jan 9, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff memebers. Staff #1 did not have LIC 503 on file and Director confirmed that Staff #1 did not submit the LIC 503, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 21, 2023
Licensee Margaret Colasante
Administrator Jessica M. Cisneros
Phone (657) 667-0700
State facility # 304371558
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Common questions

Does Little Works of Art Children's Center 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 Works of Art Children's Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Little Works of Art Children's Center compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?

It is tied for #25 of 49 centers in Garden Grove 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 Works of Art Children's Center last inspected?

Sep 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Works of Art Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Works of Art Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Works of Art Children's Center?

The licensee is Margaret Colasante, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica M. Cisneros.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304371558 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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