Saddleback College Children's Center
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Jul 3, 1991
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101226(e)(1) (Health-Related Services — 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.) from 2023-10-12
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 A1
- Type B1
All violations
2 violations shown
Type A(1)
Health-Related Services — 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.
Type B(1)
(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 facility that contracts with the department or the State Department of Education, whether the child daycare facility is in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (b) A child daycare facility may appeal a citation or civil penalty issued by the department that is related to the behavior of a child, including the actions of the facility or its staff related to the behavior of a child, if the facility is in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The department shall withdraw all citations or civil penalties upon the presentation of evidence by the facility that it was in the process of complying with Section 8489.1 of the Education Code or Section 10491.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This requirement was not met by: S1 being unable to provide documentation showing P1 was provided with referrals including care.com and Shine Learning Alliance as mentioned in the email dated on 11/21/2023.
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 #300610629).