Kiddie Academy Of Santa Ana
Infant Center · Licensed · Licensed since May 1, 2019
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101429(a)(1) +1 more (Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants — Based on interviews and video footage reviewed, the staff members were observed to often using their personal cellphone while supervising the infants. This is an immediate risk to the safety of the children in care.) from 2025-01-13
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.
- Type A2
- Type B3
All violations
5 violations shown
Type A(2)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants — Based on interviews and video footage reviewed, the staff members were observed to often using their personal cellphone while supervising the infants. This is an immediate risk to the safety of the children in care.
Infant Care Activities — Based on video footage clips, the infants were observed not being put in the cribs once the infants were asleep. The infants were observed sleeping in the classroom mats. This is an immediate risk to the safety of the children in care.
Type B(3)
101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met: Based on observation and staff interview, it has been determined that toddlers were being placed into the infant room to meet ratios. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Infant Care General Sanitation — Based on interviews and video footage reviewed, the staff members the staff members do not wash their hands before feeding an infant and after diaper change. This is a potential risk to the safety of the children in care.
Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment — Based on video footage clips, an infant was observed sleeping with a pacifier that had an attached stuff animal on the pacifier. This is a potential risk to the safety of the children in care.
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›
California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.
🔴 Serious concerns — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
- A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟡 Watch carefully — any of:
- A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟢 Clean
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A moves a facility to Serious concerns, matching CCLD's own grading directly.
Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #304371225).