St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center · Preschool, Orange
St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 170 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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101700.3 (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 During visit, LPA confirmed lead results were posted. Facility will remove, replace or repair and retest outlet G and will submit results and the requested documents to LPA via email at dianna.valdezsantana@dss.ca.gov. Outlet J has been permanently capped off. This requirement is not met evidenced by record review of the lab report analysis from Outlet G and Outlet J taken on 1/4/2023. Outlet G tested 7.500 ppb. Outlet J tested 11.000 ppb. Results indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Facilty provides water through Brita water pitchers and drinking fountains from that did not test positive for elevated levels of lead. Children also bring their own water bottles as an alternate sources. Parent notification was sent via Newsletter on 3/10/23.
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Does St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is #23 of 43 centers in Orange 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 St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center last inspected?
Sep 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center?
The licensee is St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Heidi De La Motte.
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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 300605927 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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