Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores
Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #3 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of six reviewed staff files. Staff #3 (S3) did not have current Mandated Reporter training. When asked, the Assistant Director stated although S3 was hired since 05/2025, S3 has not submitted the certificate to the facility as of 09/17/2025, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff#2 did not have her immunization record in file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores compare with other daycares in Rancho Sta Margarita?
It is tied for #3 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores last inspected?
Aug 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Rancho Sta Margarita, 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-las Flores?
The licensee is YMCA Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole George.
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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 304270521 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.