Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic · Child Care Center, Castaic
Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic is a licensed child care center in Castaic, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 10 centers in Castaic and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews, in the evening, the infant day care children are co-mingled with the preschool and school aged children. The children are strapped inside a multi-seated stroller in the lobby, or put in one classroom, or outside on the same play yard which is an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risks to the persons in care.
101212(b)- Reporting Requirements (b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). 1 I will submitted my packet of papers for review to qualify as the new director and any changes in the Director I will notify licensing. Based on interviews and record reviews the original, designated director never worked at the facility and the Licensee did not notify Licensing of the changes with the Director which is a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care. 8
Based on [bservation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C2 did nto have the LIC 9227 form in their files during insepction 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 S1-S5 did not have the LIC 9052 in their files during inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Has Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 10, 2025, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic compare with other daycares in Castaic?
It is #10 of 10 centers in Castaic by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic last inspected?
Apr 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Castaic, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Notre Dame Children's Academy of Castaic?
The licensee is Edna Marina Hernandez, and the administrator listed with the state is Edna 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 197750165 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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