Santa Fe Kids Company of California
Santa Fe Kids Company of California is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 131 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #35 of 49 centers in Whittier and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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During inspection, Director, Cindy Sinsun called for coverage and coverage arrived within 5 minutes. Per Director, she will send a written plan on how they will maintain ratio and will have a staff meeting/training within
101216.3 (a) Teacher-Child Ratio There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance. 1 During inspection two children were sent to another classroom- Per Director, they will submit a written plan on ensuring teacher child ratio including visual supervision at all times. Based on observation and interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 was observed to have 14 children present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 swings which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 4 medications which were expired for Child #3, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The playground shall be endlosed by a fence...The fence shall be at east four feet high. Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the facility did not ensure the block wall was 4 feet high in 39.2 feet in width of fencing, which poses a potential risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Fe Kids Company of California take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Fe Kids Company of California had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2022, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Santa Fe Kids Company of California?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Santa Fe Kids Company of California compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #35 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Santa Fe Kids Company of California last inspected?
Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Fe Kids Company of California cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Fe Kids Company of California for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Fe Kids Company of California?
The licensee is Han Gui Yu, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cindy Sinsun.
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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 198015819 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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