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St. Anne Early Child Development Center

32451 Bear Brand Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

St. Anne Early Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 160 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 25 centers in Laguna Niguel and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 24, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 24, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity160 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 16, 1996
LicenseeSt. Anne School
AdministratorDenise Slocum
Phone(949) 276-6781
State facility #304270260

Common questions

Does St. Anne Early Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has St. Anne Early Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does St. Anne Early Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Laguna Niguel?

It is tied for #1 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was St. Anne Early Child Development Center last inspected?

Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does St. Anne Early Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Anne Early Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs St. Anne Early Child Development Center?

The licensee is St. Anne School, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Slocum.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304270260 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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