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Valencia Park State Preschool

3441 West Valencia Drive, Fullerton, CA 92833 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Valencia Park State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #25 of 51 centers in Fullerton and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #25 of 51 centers in Fullerton
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundOct 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 7, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 12, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) does not have a current mandated reporter certificate (expired on 2/7/2026) which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 26, 2026
Type BOct 9, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff files do not have current mandated reporter certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 16, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 10, 1992
LicenseeFullerton School District
AdministratorTrang Lai
Phone(714) 447-7755
State facility #300614084

Common questions

Does Valencia Park State Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Valencia Park State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Valencia Park State Preschool compare with other daycares in Fullerton?

It is tied for #25 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Valencia Park State Preschool last inspected?

Feb 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Valencia Park State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Valencia Park State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fullerton, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Valencia Park State Preschool?

The licensee is Fullerton School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Trang Lai.

Licensed centers nearby

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 300614084 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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