YMCA-esencia
YMCA-esencia is a licensed child care center in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 350 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 978 centers in Orange County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does YMCA-esencia take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA-esencia had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does YMCA-esencia compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #1 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was YMCA-esencia last inspected?
Nov 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA-esencia cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA-esencia for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Rancho Mission Viejo, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA-esencia?
The licensee is YMCA Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Jose Tabarez.
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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 304371223 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.