South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center
South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center is a licensed child care center in Aliso Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 180 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 13 centers in Aliso Viejo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center compare with other daycares in Aliso Viejo?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Aliso Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Aliso Viejo, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Coast YMCA-wood Canyon Center?
The licensee is YMCA Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Margarita Penuelas.
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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 304270074 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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