Shine Preschool Center · Garden Grove
Shine Preschool Center is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #21 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and measurement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having the white picket fence below four feet high (3.5 feet), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shine Preschool Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shine Preschool Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Shine Preschool Center compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #21 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shine Preschool Center last inspected?
Nov 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shine Preschool Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shine Preschool Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shine Preschool Center?
The licensee is Rayleen Tafoya, and the administrator listed with the state is Christal Herrera.
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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 304371555 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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