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Newport Coast Preschool

6655 Ridge Park Road, Newport Coast, CA 92657 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Newport Coast Preschool is a licensed child care center in Newport Coast, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 19, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 19, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 26, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 16, 2025Case management visit (annual continuation)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 18 children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 5, 2014
LicenseeNewport Mesa Unified School Dist. Ece
AdministratorKayla Cutler
Phone(949) 515-6793
State facility #304370937

Common questions

Does Newport Coast Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Newport Coast Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Newport Coast Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange County?

It is tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Newport Coast Preschool last inspected?

Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Newport Coast Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Newport Coast Preschool?

The licensee is Newport Mesa Unified School Dist. Ece, and the administrator listed with the state is Kayla Cutler.

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 304370937 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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