Saddleback Children's Center
Saddleback Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 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 #6 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review and interview, as of 9/5/25, S1 did not obtain a California clearance which includes DOB, FBI, and CAIC, prior to initial presence in a licensed day care center which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, it has been determined that facility would not allow a parent to observe day care child which poses a potential risk to the personal rights of the children in care.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does Saddleback Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Saddleback Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 5, 2025, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Saddleback Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Saddleback Children's Center compare with other daycares in Rancho Sta Margarita?
It is #6 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Saddleback Children's Center last inspected?
Nov 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Saddleback Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Saddleback Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Rancho Sta Margarita, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Saddleback Children's Center?
The licensee is Community Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Meagan Kraszewski.
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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 300606937 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.