Sunshine Time
Sunshine Time is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 36 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 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 walked out of the classroom at approximately 1:06PM, leaving the children unsupervised which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does Sunshine Time take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunshine Time had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sunshine Time?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sunshine Time compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #29 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Sunshine Time last inspected?
Dec 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sunshine Time cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine Time 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 Sunshine Time?
The licensee is Sunshine Time LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Tran.
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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 304371235 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.