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Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. · Infant Center, Lake Forest

23184 B El Toro Frontage Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630 · Orange County
2 substantiated complaints Infant center

Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. is a licensed child care center in Lake Forest, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for food & feeding (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 22 centers in Lake Forest and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#14 of 22 centers in Lake Forest
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
2 of 6 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 9, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Feb 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Food & feeding 2
Supervision 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jan 25, 2023 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(1)
101429(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants. (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. 1 Director agreed to have a meeting with staff regarding providing care and supervision. Director agreed to provide LPA with an agenda of the meeting and each employees' name and signature of attendance.
Plan of correction due Feb 8, 2023
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(h)
Based on interviews with staff, it was determined that on occasion staff prop bottles in an infnats mouth when feeding them. This is a potential threat to the children's health and safety.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
LPA observed that the facility is not always putting the current date on food items/containers 1 The director stated that since they became aware that the items brought from home must always have the current date, the facility has began to add this date on the container. All staff know to do this. A written statement will be submitted to LPA confirming this information, by 12/23/22. brought from home. Names are indicated but dates are not always indicated. This presents a potential threat to the children's health and safety.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation Other standards
Infant Care Personal Services §101428(c)(1)
LPA observed that the facility is not always placing The director stated that since they became aware that soiled clothing/diapers must always be placed in an airtight container preventing the escape of fluids/odors, the facility has bgan always placing these in correct containers. All staff know to do this. A written statement will be submitted to LPA confirming this information, by 12/23/22. soiled diapers/clothing in an airtight container preventing the excape of fluids/odors. This presents a potential threat to the children's health and safety.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 17, 2024 Complaint investigation received Sep 24, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Feb 12, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jan 30, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jan 25, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jan 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Oct 3, 2022
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Oct 20, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Oct 31, 2022
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 20 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 20, 2021
Licensee Milestones Academy Childcare Center INC.
Administrator Saeideh Gharavi
Phone (949) 588-7000
State facility # 304371428
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Common questions

Does Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 25, 2023, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC.?

California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. compare with other daycares in Lake Forest?

It is #14 of 22 centers in Lake Forest by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. last inspected?

Sep 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Lake Forest, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Milestones Academy Childcare Center, INC.?

The licensee is Milestones Academy Childcare Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Saeideh Gharavi.

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 304371428 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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