Refinery Preschool
Refinery Preschool is a licensed child care center in Brea, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 15 centers in Brea and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 medication expired on 11/2024 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions with the exception of Maria Del Rosio Morales, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Refinery Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Refinery Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 6, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Refinery Preschool compare with other daycares in Brea?
It is #9 of 15 centers in Brea by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Refinery Preschool last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Refinery Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Refinery Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Brea, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Refinery Preschool?
The licensee is International Church Of The Foursquare Gospel, and the administrator listed with the state is Janine Ceballos.
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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 304270496 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.