NMUSD Paularino Preschool
NMUSD Paularino Preschool is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does NMUSD Paularino Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has NMUSD Paularino Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does NMUSD Paularino Preschool compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was NMUSD Paularino Preschool last inspected?
May 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does NMUSD Paularino Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask NMUSD Paularino Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs NMUSD Paularino Preschool?
The licensee is Newport-mesa Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Ana Hernandez.
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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 304370362 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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