Susan Phillips Day School
Susan Phillips Day School is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA observation, interview, and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Susan Phillips Day School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Susan Phillips Day School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Susan Phillips Day School compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #19 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Susan Phillips Day School last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Susan Phillips Day School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Susan Phillips Day School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Susan Phillips Day School?
The licensee is Susan Phillips Day School A Ca Nonprofit Public Be, and the administrator listed with the state is Marty Herron.
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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 304371455 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.