Waldorf School of Orange County
Waldorf School of Orange County is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met by: 1 On 4/3/2025, before school started, the shelf was bolted to the wall. Director stated she will go through the classrooms and secure shelving. Based on observation, documentation, and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The shelf was not bolted when the incident occured, making it unsafe for children present, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in. Director confirmed she did not document most recent disaster drill within the past 6 months, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, C1 and C5 medication was expried. The director stated that she depends on the teacher to check the deadline for all children's medication, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff 4, 5, and 10 did not have proof of all immunization in their file which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 9 out of 10 records did not have proof of a current Mandated Reporter Training certificate in their files which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Waldorf School of Orange County take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Waldorf School of Orange County had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Waldorf School of Orange County?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Waldorf School of Orange County compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is #30 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Waldorf School of Orange County last inspected?
Nov 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Waldorf School of Orange County cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Waldorf School of Orange County 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 Waldorf School of Orange County?
The licensee is Waldorf Community School, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Holly Richards.
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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 304370298 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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