Ricca Children's Learning Center
Ricca Children's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 116 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 tied for #74 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate 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 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does Ricca Children's Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ricca Children's Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 17, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ricca Children's Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ricca Children's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #74 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ricca Children's Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ricca Children's Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ricca Children's Learning Center 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 Ricca Children's Learning Center?
The licensee is Karpos International INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Yu Morioka.
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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 304370572 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.