California · Rancho Sta Margarita · 92688

The Rancho Viejo School · Child Care Center, Rancho Sta Margarita

29792 Avenida Banderas, Rancho Sta Margarita, CA 92688 · Orange County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

The Rancho Viejo School is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity15 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceMay 15, 2026

LicenseeRancho Viejo School, INC., The

AdministratorDebbie Warkentien

Phone(949) 459-0199

State facility #304371719

Common questions

Has The Rancho Viejo School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does The Rancho Viejo School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Rancho Viejo School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Rancho Sta Margarita, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today), $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs The Rancho Viejo School?

The licensee is Rancho Viejo School, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Debbie Warkentien.

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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 304371719 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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