SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy
SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #1 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy last inspected?
Sep 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy 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 SAUSD/Romero Cruz Academy?
The licensee is Santa Ana Unified School Dist., and the administrator listed with the state is Alejandra Valencia.
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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 304371294 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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