Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center
Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #82 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 8:30 AM LPA met with a security guard standing at the gates to the school. Security guard walked LPA to the preschool office. LPA observed security guard had a weapon and asked him what his role at the facility is. Security guard stated that he patrols the premises which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interviews conducted it was determined S1 did not provide adequate supervision while changing child’s diaper, in which, C2 bit C1 twice on the face. This poses an immediate safety risk to children care. 8 correction by 12/9/22.
Based on interviews conducted it was determined that S1 failed to inform CP of C1's lip injury before the end of the day when child was picked up from the childcare center. This poses a potential safety risk to the children in care.
Based on staff interviews, S2, S3, S4 and S5 confirmed that they have worked alone with more than 12 children on different occasions. This poses an immediate risk to the safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Child was injured by another child because staff did not provide adequate supervision.
Staff did not report child's injury in a timely manner.
Facility is operating out of ratio.
How often are complaints about daycares in Orange County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
Other licenses at this address
Common questions
Does Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 8, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is #82 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning 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 Temple Beth Sholom Children's Learning Center?
The licensee is Temple Beth Sholom Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Tamara Levin.
Licensed centers nearby
2625 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana · under 0.1 mi away · 36 spots No citations Plumfield Pre-school
2112 E. Santa Clara Ave., Santa Ana · 0.3 mi away · 70 spots About typical Ohana Montessori
2102 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana · 0.5 mi away · 82 spots Too few inspections to compare SAUSD/John Muir Fundamental
1951 Mabury St, Santa Ana · 0.8 mi away · 48 spots About typical Fairhaven Preschool
1415 East Fairhaven, Santa Ana · 0.8 mi away · 24 spots Too few inspections to compare Christ Lutheran Child Care Center
2715 E. La Veta, Orange · 0.9 mi away · 20 spots About typical
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 300600959 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
Comparing centers? See how to choose a daycare: 30 questions to ask and a printable checklist.