Tampopo Bilingual Children Center
Tampopo Bilingual Children Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #55 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility does not have current lead testing records on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Tampopo Bilingual Children Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tampopo Bilingual Children Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Tampopo Bilingual Children Center compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #55 of 91 centers in Santa Ana 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 Tampopo Bilingual Children Center last inspected?
Jun 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Tampopo Bilingual Children Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tampopo Bilingual Children Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tampopo Bilingual Children Center?
The licensee is Tampopo Club INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mitsuko Ueda-duran.
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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 304371602 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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