TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera
TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 39 centers in Tustin and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera compare with other daycares in Tustin?
It is tied for #1 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera last inspected?
Sep 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Tustin, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs TUSD Kindergarten Readiness Academy-ladera?
The licensee is Tustin Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Laurlaee Cabibi.
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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 304371562 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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