Daycares in Santa Ana, CA
All 146 licensed child care facilities in Santa Ana, 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 →
146licensed daycares
4.6average safety rating
84%with a clean record
23with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUENTES, JUANA DEL CARMEN | 4.8★ | None | 14 |
| 2 | KATHARINE IRVINE DAY SCHOOL1002 WEST 2ND STREET | 4.8★ | None | 16 |
| 3 | MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY2717 SOUTH HALLADAY STREET | 4.8★ | None | 114 |
| 4 | SOUTH COAST METRO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE1510 BROOKHOLLOW DRIVE | 4.8★ | None | 87 |
| 5 | TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER2625 NORTH TUSTIN AVENUE | 4.8★ | None | 92 |
| 6 | BEYOND BLINDNESS18542 B. VANDERLIP | 4.7★ | None | 84 |
| 7 | CANO SITE II1211-1219 SOUTH MAIN | 4.7★ | None | 85 |
| 8 | SAUSD/GARFIELD ELEM. SCHOOL-KINDER READINESS850 BROWN STREET | 4.7★ | None | 48 |
| 9 | HANDS TOGETHER201 E CIVIC CENTER DRIVE | 4.7★ | None | 84 |
| 10 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER2515 WEST SUNFLOWER | 4.7★ | None | 42 |
| 11 | SUNFLOWER PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN2129 W EDINGER | 4.7★ | None | 59 |
| 12 | BEYOND BLINDNESS18542 B. VANDERLIP | 4.7★ | None | 30 |
| 13 | CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTER13881 PROSPECT AVE | 4.7★ | None | 103 |
| 14 | KINDERLAND ACADEMY1170 W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE | 4.7★ | None | 42 |
| 15 | ARI GUIRAGOS MINASSIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL5315 W. MC FADDEN AVE | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 16 | BARAHONA, JOSE & BARAHONA, SANDRA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 17 | BARAJAS, ANGELICA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 18 | BENAVIDES, VICKY & BENAVIDES, KARLA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 19 | CALVARY CHAPEL PRESCHOOL3800 SOUTH FAIRVIEW ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 125 |
| 20 | CALVARY CHURCH CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL1010 N TUSTIN AVE | 4.6★ | None | 133 |
| 21 | CASAS, MARIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 22 | CATALYST KIDS-FIGUEROA521 N. FIGUEROA | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 23 | CATALYST KIDS-GUIN FOSS18492 VANDERLIP AVENUE D1 | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 24 | CATALYST KIDS-RED HILL11911 RED HILL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 25 | CATALYST KIDS-TUSTIN MEMORIAL12712 BROWNING AVE. P1 & LIBRA | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 26 | CENTENNIAL CHILD DEV CNTR2900 WEST EDINGER ST | 4.6★ | None | 69 |
| 27 | CENTRAL ORANGE COAST YMCA - ARROYO SCHOOL11112 CORONEL ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 92 |
| 28 | CENTRAL ORANGE COAST YMCA - LOMA VISTA SCHOOL13822 PROSPECT AVE. | 4.6★ | None | 92 |
| 29 | CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTER13881 N. PROSPECT AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 35 |
| 30 | CORDERO, ROSARIO | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 31 | DELHI HEAD START505 E. CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 60 |
| 32 | DISON, ARTHUR RICHARD AND DISON CHERYL CAROLINE | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 33 | FAIRMONT/ EDGEWOOD CAMPUS12421 NEWPORT AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 79 |
| 34 | FERNANDEZ, ELVIRA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 35 | FONSECA, ROSA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 36 | FOOTHILLS PRESCHOOL19211 DODGE AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 60 |
| 37 | GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/HERITAGE426 SOUTH ANDRES PLACE, ROOM 7 | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 38 | GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/ROSITA4726 WEST HAZARD ST. ROOM 71 | 4.6★ | None | 72 |
| 39 | GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/RUSSELL600 SOUTH JACKSON | 4.6★ | None | 72 |
| 40 | HANDS TOGETHER201 E. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 9 |
| 41 | HERNANDEZ, ESMERALDA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 42 | KATHARINE IRVINE DAY SCHOOL HEAD START1002 WEST 2ND STREET | 4.6★ | None | 64 |
| 43 | KIDWORKS1902 WEST CHESTNUT AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 44 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER2515 WEST SUNFLOWER | 4.6★ | None | 52 |
| 45 | LANDAVERDE, BERTHA & JOSEPH | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 46 | LANDAVERDE, MARIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 47 | LEDESMA, NORA E. & LEDESMA, SANDRA E. | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 48 | LEMUS, GLORIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 49 | LOPEZ DE BRAVO, MARIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 50 | LOPEZ, MARTHA D. | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 51 | LOVE 2 LEARN PRESCHOOL1200 WEST 17TH STREET | 4.6★ | None | 74 |
| 52 | LUPERCIO, GUADALUPE | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 53 | MAOF CHILD CARE CENTER-SANTA ANA2033 WEST EDINGER STREET | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 54 | MARTIN HEAD START1008 WEST RUSSELL | 4.6★ | None | 60 |
| 55 | MORALES-FLORES, CARLA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 56 | MORALES, LETICIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 57 | MUNIZ RAQUEL | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 58 | OCHOA, ELISEA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 59 | ORTIZ DE CASTILLO. SILVIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 60 | OSORIO, AMALIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 61 | PARADA, ESPERANZA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 62 | PLUMFIELD PRE-SCHOOL2112 E. SANTA CLARA AVE. | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 63 | QUIROZ, EDA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 64 | RICCA CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER1510 BROOKHOLLOW DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 92 |
| 65 | RODRIGUEZ, MARIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 66 | ROJAS, MARIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 67 | SANTA ANA COLLEGE CDC RANCHO SANTIAGO CCD1530 WEST 17TH STREET BLDG V | 4.6★ | None | 30 |
| 68 | SANTA ANA COLLEGE CDC RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY1530 WEST 17TH ST. BLDG V | 4.6★ | None | 160 |
| 69 | SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MADISON1124 HOBART | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 70 | SANTA ANA USD/HENINGER PRE-KINDERGARTEN417 WEST WALNUT | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 71 | SANTA ANA USD/WILSON PREKINDERGARTEN1317 NORTH BAKER STREET | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 72 | SANTA CLARA NURSERY SCHOOL1021 N NEWHOPE ST | 4.6★ | None | 100 |
| 73 | SAUSD/CARVER ELEM. SCHOOL-KINDER READINESS PROG.1401 WEST SANTA ANA BLVD. | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 74 | SAUSD/DAVIS ELEM. SCHOOL-KINDER READINESS PROGRAM1405 FRENCH STREET | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 75 | SAUSD/DIAMOND-EVEN START PRESCHOOL1450 S. CENTER | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 76 | SAUSD/KENNEDY ELEMENTARY1300 E. MCFADDEN | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 77 | SAUSD/LINCOLN ELEM. SCHOOL-KINDER READINESS PROG.425 S. SULLIVAN | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 78 | SAUSD/LORIN GRISET ACADEMY-CAL-SAFE CHILDCARE1915 WEST MC FADDEN AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 45 |
| 79 | SAUSD/LOWELL ELEM. SCHOOL-KINDER READINESS PROG.700 SOUTH FLOWER | 4.6★ | None | 45 |
| 80 | SAUSD/MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL939 WEST WILSHIRE | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 81 | SAUSD/PIO PICO ELEM. SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM931 WEST HIGHLAND | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 82 | SAUSD/WARWICK KINDER READINESS PROGRAM780 SOUTH LYON | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 83 | SAUSD/WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY910 WEST ANAHURST PLACE | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 84 | SOTO, FRANCIS & SOTO, YOSELIN | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 85 | SOUTH COAST METRO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE1510 BROOKHOLLOW DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 86 | SOUTH COAST METRO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE1510 BROOKHOLLOW DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 87 | ST. ANNE SCHOOL1339 S. SYCAMORE | 4.6★ | None | 42 |
| 88 | TUTOR TIME CHILD CARE/LEARNING CENTER2709 N BRISTOL STREET, STE. E1 | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 89 | TUTOR TIME CHILD CARE/LEARNING CENTER2709 N BRISTOL STREET, STE. E1 | 4.6★ | None | 45 |
| 90 | VILLA, TERESA & BARRAGAN, PATRICIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 91 | ZEPEDA, GLADYS | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 92 | CALIFORNIA KIDS CENTERS2428 N. GRAND AVENUE #H | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 93 | FOOTHILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL18692 EAST 17TH STREET | 4.6★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 56 |
| 94 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER2515 WEST SUNFLOWER | 4.6★ | 1 | 78 |
| 95 | SAMAYOA, NATALIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 96 | SAUSD/MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY2116 WEST MONTA VISTA AVENUE | 4.6★ | 1 | 44 |
| 97 | TUTOR TIME CHILD CARE/LEARNING CENTER2709 N BRISTOL STREET, STE. E1 | 4.6★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 106 |
| 98 | CALIFORNIA KIDS CENTERS2428 NORTH GRAND AVENUE #H | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 99 | CAMPANA, NATALIA | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 100 | CISNEROS, PATRICIA | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 101 | DISON, KYAH | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 102 | MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY1211 E. DYER RD #110 | 4.5★ | None | 60 |
| 103 | NI HAO PRESCHOOL-COSTA MESA827 W. STEVENS AVE | 4.5★ | None | 54 |
| 104 | PEREZ, ENEDINA | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 105 | RSCCD AT REMINGTON1325 EAST FOURTH STREET | 4.5★ | None | 100 |
| 106 | RSCCD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CTR AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL1801 S. GREENVILLE ST. | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 107 | SAUSD/ADAMS ELEMENTARY2130 S. RAITT ST. | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 108 | SAUSD/EDISON ELEMENTARY2063 ORANGE AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 109 | SAUSD/ESQUEDA ELEMENTARY2240 SOUTH MAIN STREET | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 110 | SAUSD/FRANKLIN PRESCHOOL210 WEST CUBBON STREET | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 111 | SAUSD/FREMONT ELEMENTARY1930 W. 10TH STREET | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 112 | SAUSD/HARVEY ELEMENTARY1635 S. CENTER STREET | 4.5★ | None | 21 |
| 113 | SAUSD/HEROES ELEMENTARY1111 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 114 | SAUSD/JACKSON ELEMENTARY1143 NAKOMA DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 115 | SAUSD/JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY-STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRA1522 WEST ADAMS STREET | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 116 | SAUSD/KING ELEMENTARY1001 SOUTH GRAHAM LANE | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 117 | SAUSD/MONROE ELEMENTARY417 E. CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 118 | SAUSD/ROOSEVELT-WALKER COMMUNITY CENTER816 CHESTNUT AVE | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 119 | SAUSD/SANTIAGO ELEMENTARY2212 N. BAKER STREET | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 120 | SAUSD/TAFT ELEMENTARY500 W. KELLER AVE. | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 121 | TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER2625 NORTH TUSTIN AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 122 | KIDDIE ACADEMY OF SANTA ANA1345 NORTH GRAND AVENUE | 4.5★ | 1 | 92 |
| 123 | KIDDIE ACADEMY OF SANTA ANA1345 NORTH GRAND AVENUE | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 20 |
| 124 | TRF ST. PETER1510 NORTH PARTON | 4.5★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 29 |
| 125 | ALVAREZ, YESSYCA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 126 | AMBRIZ, VIRGINIA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 127 | AVALOS, MARIA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 128 | DE MARZO, SOPHIA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 129 | KIDSPIA PRESCHOOL917 SOUTH NEWHOPE STREET | 4.4★ | None | 41 |
| 130 | ORNELAS, JESSICA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 131 | PEREZ, GLADYS | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 132 | RSCCD AT MCFADDEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2701 SOUTH RAITT STREET | 4.4★ | None | 46 |
| 133 | SAUSD/JOHN MUIR FUNDAMENTAL1951 NORTH MABURY STREET | 4.4★ | None | 48 |
| 134 | SAUSD/ROMERO CRUZ ACADEMY2701 W FIFTH STREET | 4.4★ | None | 48 |
| 135 | STORYBOOK PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN1032 NORTH ROSS STREET | 4.4★ | None | 64 |
| 136 | TAMPOPO BILINGUAL CHILDREN CENTER2000 NORTH FAIRVIEW STREET | 4.4★ | None | 36 |
| 137 | TRF CORBIN2215 WEST MC FADDEN AVENUE | 4.4★ | None | 32 |
| 138 | TRF ST. PETER1510 NORTH PARTON | 4.4★ | None | 7 |
| 139 | TUSD KINDERGARTEN READINESS ACADEMY-GUIN FOSS18492 VANDERLIP AVENUE | 4.4★ | None | 24 |
| 140 | VANEGAS, KENIA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 141 | BROADWAY HEAD START321 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 142 | FAIRHAVEN PRESCHOOL1415 EAST FAIRHAVEN | 4.3★ | None | 24 |
| 143 | TRF ANNE BROUSSARD ECE1825 WEST CIVIC CENTER DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 47 |
| 144 | TRF LOGAN1009 CUSTER STREET | 4.3★ | None | 26 |
| 145 | TUSD KINDERGARTEN READINESS ACADEMY - RED HILL11911 RED HILL AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 24 |
| 146 | VASQUEZ, MARIAH | 4.3★ | None | 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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