St. Edward the Confessor Preschool
St. Edward the Confessor Preschool is a licensed child care center in Dana Point, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. 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 978 centers in Orange County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Edward the Confessor Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Edward the Confessor Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Edward the Confessor Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #1 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Edward the Confessor Preschool last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Edward the Confessor Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Edward the Confessor Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Dana Point, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Edward the Confessor Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Orange, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Bader.
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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 304370946 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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