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Saddleback College Children's Center

28000 MARGUERITE PARKWAY, MISSION VIEJO, CA 92692Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 40% violation rate and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes California's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. California caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Annual training isn't required by the state. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Not Available
Licensed capacity
100
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:4Not Regulated
Toddlers1:612
Preschool1:12Not Regulated

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

2 Inspection Visits Since 2023 · 2 Findings
Most recent: Feb 4, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
1 Critical1 Important

Across 2 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1) and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1). Of 2 total findings, 1 was critical.

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  1. Jun 20, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • HSC 1596.893c(a)(b) (A) The Department Shall Consider, in Determining Whether to Issue a Citation or Impose a Civil Penalty Under Any Provision of This Chapter to a Child Daycare…

      (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

  2. Oct 12, 20231 Finding1 Critical
    • Health-Related Services (E) In Centers Where the Licensee Chooses to Handle Medications: (1) All Prescription and Nonprescription Medications Shall Be Centrally Stored In…CCR 101226(e)(1)

      Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed an unlocked storage drawer inside the classroom with children present that reads "Diaper Creams Keep Lock." Inside the unlocked drawer were medications (Desitin, Eucerin, Aquaphor, etc) labeled "caution: keep out of reach of children." The unlocked drawer was accessible to children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 10/12/2023

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