Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center · Preschool, Fullerton
Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above lead test conducted after written directive date of 01/01/2023 in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff personnel which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff 1 did not have proof of current Mandated Reporter Training certificate in file which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center compare with other daycares in Fullerton?
It is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fullerton, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Morningside Presbyterian Church Children's Center?
The licensee is Morningside Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Heidi Shikuma.
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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 300606104 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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