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Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC.

12741 Main Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840 · Orange County
3 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (5 of 10). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #48 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#48 of 49 centers in Garden Grove
1 Type A citations
9 Type B citations
3 Inspections
3 of 3 Complaints substantiated
10 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 1, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 1, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Apr 3, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 29, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Apr 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 16, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 6, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 5
Health & medication 2
Training & qualifications 2
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 1, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on observation, interview, and record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child #4 (C4) does not complete the LIC 627 form, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2026
Type B Apr 3, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)
Based on observation, interview, record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above Child #1 medications in storage was expired 6/2024, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 11, 2025
Type B Nov 29, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 10 staff files reviewed were missing or have expired mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 13, 2023
Type B Nov 29, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of ten staff files reviewed were missing proof of immunization, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 13, 2023
Type B Nov 29, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in no staff member present possesses have current EMSA approved Pediatric CPR/First Aid certifications, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 13, 2023
Type B Apr 21, 2023 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission policies §101218(b)
Director will review ADA resources and include information on revised Parent Handbook. Director will also have an all staff training on how to manage difficult behaviors. Director will schedule training with TSP Analyst and submit attendance sheet to LPA via email. Director stating to RP and LPA during interview that subject child did not need a Shadow while in care and would create a new policy that will not allow such services at their campus. This is a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to the children in care. 8 Director will email LPA revised Parent Handbook by POC date
Plan of correction due May 5, 2023
Type B Dec 21, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
101219 Admission Agreements- (f) The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. The director agrees that she will provide the remaining amount of $90.00 to the authorized representative by 12/23/2022. The director also stated that the facility will update their admission agreement to reflect the refund condition upon termination of an admissions agreement. This requirement was not met as evidence by receords reviewed and interview condcuted revealed that the facility did notr provide a full refund payment upon termination of the admissions agreement to the authorized representative. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Dec 21, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
101212 Reporting Requirements: (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone...(1) Events reported ... (C) Any unusual incident The director agrees to immediately report the incidents that led to the termination of the admissions agreement and was provided a copy of this regulation. This requirement was not met as evidence by records reviewed and director stated during interview that this incident was no reported to their local licensing office. According to records the incidents on 12/06/2022, 12/13/2022 and 12/16/2022 were reported to the authorized representative but not CCLD-CCP. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 21, 2022
Type A Oct 6, 2021 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews with complainant party, staff and images provided C4 sustained red marks on right side cheek and chin by S2 grabbing C4’s chin with S2 hand. This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2021
Type B Oct 6, 2021 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)
(d)Up... (d)(1)... a report shall be made... by telephone... next working day and during its normal business hours...a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director wrote up the unusual incident report on 8/23/21 and gave the original report to LPA Odom on day of visit. Based on interview with director, director failed to report incident to licensing office within 24 hours. This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 21, 2023 Complaint investigation received Feb 21, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is discriminating against child in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Dec 21, 2022 Complaint investigation received Dec 19, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Admissions agreement
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Oct 6, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 20, 2021
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 90 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 21, 2019
Licensee Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC.
Administrator Tracy Nguyen
Phone (714) 591-5056
State facility # 304371271
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Common questions

Does Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. take infants?

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

Has Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 6, 2021, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC.?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?

It is #48 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. last inspected?

Jun 1, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC.?

The licensee is Sunflower Preschool & After School Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tracy Nguyen.

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 304371271 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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