Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch
Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch is a licensed child care center in Ladera Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 12 centers in Ladera Ranch and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This responsibility was not met by: 1 Director stated as a plan of correction, staff attended trainings on supervision guildelines and accountability for absent children. Based on LPA observation from the school playground to the park and interview with S1, it was revealed that child (C1) was left alone on 1/9/2025, without any adult supervision. The child was left unattended for approximately 50 minutes until the parent observed C1 at the park which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 20, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch compare with other daycares in Ladera Ranch?
It is #12 of 12 centers in Ladera Ranch by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch last inspected?
Sep 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Ladera Ranch, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Saddleback Valley YMCA-ladera Ranch?
The licensee is YMCA Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Christina Pellecchia.
Licensed centers nearby
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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 304370042 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.