Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa
Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 14 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (7 of 14). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #86 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that disinfectants and cleaning solutions were left in areas accessible to children in care, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, poisons were left in areas accessible to children in care, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, there were items which were broken or in disrepair in the play yard (children's tricycle, unidentifiable broken tile, broken back gate, plastic toy gate), 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, 2 out 5 staff did not complete mandated reporter training, which poses 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, 4 out 5 staff did not have at least one of the following (influenza, pertussis, measles), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, there was not a qualified substitute in place of the director present at the facility, which poses 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 there was no director or substitute director with 16 hours of health and safety training completed, which poses 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, none of the staff members present had current CPR & First Aid certificate for review, which poses 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, 2 out 5 staff files did not have health screening for review, which poses 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, 5 out 5 staff did not meet all the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 1597.055 prior to employment, which poses 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, 4 out of 5 staff did not meet education requirement to be a qualified teacher, which poses 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, 2 out 4 children files did not have physician's report in their files, which poses 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, 5 out of 5 children's files were not complete, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not report to the department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 14 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is #86 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ni Hao Preschool-costa Mesa?
The licensee is Ni Hao Chinese, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janki Shah.
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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 304371193 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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