Daycares in Costa Mesa, CA

All 58 licensed child care facilities in Costa Mesa, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

58licensed daycares

4.6average safety rating

72%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	CHRIST LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL760 VICTORIA STREET	4.8★	None	129
2	NOBIS PRESCHOOL190 EAST 15TH STREET	4.8★	None	29
3	HARBOR TRINITY PRESCHOOL1230 BAKER ST	4.8★	None	90
4	OROZCO, HEIDI	4.8★	None	14
5	INT'L CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COSTA MESA2950 MCCLINTOCK WAY	4.7★	None	22
6	GIANT STEP LEARNING CENTER758 ST. CLAIR STREET	4.7★	None	42
7	CATALYST KIDS-WOODLAND PRIMARY2025 GARDEN LANE	4.6★	None	20
8	CATALYST KIDS-WOODLAND PRIMARY2025 GARDEN LANE	4.6★	None	70
9	CENTRAL ORANGE COAST YMCA - DAVIS1050 ARLINGTON DRIVE	4.6★	None	75
10	CHILDS-PACE1860 ANAHEIM AVE	4.6★	None	35
11	COASTAL CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER2245 ORANGE AVENUE	4.6★	None	39
12	FISHER, IRMA	4.6★	None	14
13	HARRY & GRACE STEELE CHILDRENS CTR-ORANGE COAST CO2701 FAIRVIEW ROAD	4.6★	None	42
14	INT'L CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COSTA MESA2950 MCCLINTOCK WAY	4.6★	None	41
15	INT'L CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NEWPORT2591 IRVINE AVENUE	4.6★	None	76
16	KADRIE, DEBORAH ANN	4.6★	None	14
17	KIDS KASTLE PRESCHOOL2525 FAIRVIEW ROAD	4.6★	None	60
18	LIEBEL, CATHY	4.6★	None	14
19	LIL' LIGHTHOUSE PRESCHOOL301 MAGNOLIA STREET	4.6★	None	75
20	MATT KLINE HEADSTART2043 MEYER PLACE	4.6★	None	60
21	NMUSD COLLEGE PARK PRESCHOOL2380 NORTE DAME ROAD	4.6★	None	24
22	NMUSD DAVIS PRESCHOOL1050 ARLINGTON DRIVE	4.6★	None	24
23	NMUSD KILLYBROOKE PRESCHOOL3155 KILLYBROOKE LANE	4.6★	None	24
24	NMUSD PAULARINO PRESCHOOL1060 PAULARINO AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
25	NMUSD POMONA PRESCHOOL2051 POMONA AVENUE	4.6★	None	72
26	NMUSD REA PRESCHOOL661 HAMILTON AVE.	4.6★	None	48
27	NMUSD SONORA PRESCHOOL966 SONORA ROAD	4.6★	None	48
28	NMUSD WHITTIER PRESCHOOL1800 WHITTIER AVE.	4.6★	None	72
29	NMUSD WILSON PRESCHOOL801 WILSON STREET	4.6★	None	48
30	ORANGE COAST COLLEGE EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL2701 FAIRVIEW ROAD	4.6★	None	70
31	PAGE SCHOOL OF COSTA MESA657 VICTORIA STREET	4.6★	None	55
32	PAGE SCHOOL OF COSTA MESA657 VICTORIA STREET	4.6★	None	32
33	RAMIREZ DE HERNANDEZ,YADHIRA	4.6★	None	14
34	ST. JOACHIM SCHOOL1964 ORANGE	4.6★	None	22
35	WALDORF SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY2350 CANYON DRIVE	4.6★	None	85
36	HARRY & GRACE STEELE CHILDRENS CTR-ORANGE COAST CO2701 FAIRVIEW ROAD	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	120
37	KIDS KASTLE PRESCHOOL2525 FAIRVIEW ROAD	4.6★	1	30
38	CATALYST KIDS-LINDBERGH220 23RD STREET	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	195
39	NOBIS PRESCHOOL190 EAST 15TH STREET	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	36
40	MATT KLINE EARLY HEAD START2043 MEYER PLACE	4.5★	None	16
41	BACK BAY MONTESSORI398 UNIVERSITY DRIVE	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	67
42	MESA VERDE PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTER3013 DEODAR AVENUE	4.5★	1	42
43	MONTESSORI HARBOR MESA SCHOOL3025 DEODAR AVENUE	4.5★	1	63
44	ORANGE TREE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL2115 NEWPORT BLVD.	4.5★	None	60
45	GAOWA MONTESSORI SCHOOL1620 ADAMS AVENUE	4.5★	2 · 1 high-risk	120
46	AUGUSTINE, ISABEL	4.4★	None	14
47	CHILDS-PACE FOUNDATION INC., THE1860 ANAHEIM AVENUE	4.4★	None	19
48	FRONTIERS ACADEMY102 BAKER STREET	4.4★	None	50
49	HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL2032 ORANGE AVENUE	4.4★	None	90
50	INT'L MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NEWPORT (2)381 UNIVERSITY AVENUE	4.4★	None	15
51	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF COSTA MESA1815 ANAHEIM AVENUE	4.4★	None	94
52	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF COSTA MESA1815 ANAHEIM AVENUE	4.4★	None	19
53	MESA VERDE PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTER3013 DEODAR AVENUE	4.4★	None	8
54	PACIFIC ACADEMY2987 MESA VERDE DRIVE E	4.4★	None	60
55	PRICE, PATRICIA & GAHM, GARY	4.4★	None	14
56	SEASIDE COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL1701 BAKER STREET	4.4★	None	70
57	SUSAN PHILLIPS DAY SCHOOL381 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, STE. A	4.4★	None	21
58	HOLLAND, JACQUELINE	4.3★	1	14

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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