Santa Clara Nursery School
Santa Clara Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff #4 did not have immunization record in file.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff #3 and 5 did not have a health screening form in their files.
Based on interview statements, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The administrative staff stated they have not tested for lead.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Clara Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Clara Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Santa Clara Nursery School compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana 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 Santa Clara Nursery School last inspected?
Jun 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Santa Clara Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Clara Nursery School 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 Santa Clara Nursery School?
The licensee is Poor Clare Missionary Sisters, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Yenory Zuniga.
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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 300600874 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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