South Coast Metro Children's Village · Infant Center, Santa Ana
South Coast Metro Children's Village is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, 1 of 2 changing tables in the 2 infant rooms (Room #2) does not have a sink that is within arm's reach which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does South Coast Metro Children's Village take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has South Coast Metro Children's Village had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does South Coast Metro Children's Village compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Coast Metro Children's Village last inspected?
May 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Coast Metro Children's Village cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Coast Metro Children's Village for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Coast Metro Children's Village?
The licensee is V.v.p. & Associates, and the administrator listed with the state is Mami Ketterer.
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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 304370452 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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