Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 5
- Local median
- 0.33
ST. JOACHIM SCHOOL
1964 ORANGE, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
- Facility:
- 300614189
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 22
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionSeptember 5, 2024
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNot found
Summary
This summary covers two available inspections for ST. JOACHIM SCHOOL from September 6, 2022 through September 5, 2024.
Two inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on September 5, 2024 and involved environmental health, with a due date of October 7, 2024.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 2
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
2 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92627
Compared to 19 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 100%
- Local median
- 27%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
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Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Based on staff interview, the facility has not done Lead Testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 7, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.16(a)(1)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Written Directives for Lead Testing (b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Based on staff interview, the facility has not done Lead Testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 7, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 2 of 3 staff missing current mandated reporter certificate, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 7, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance (d) All individuals subject to criminal record review shall, be fingerprinted and sign a Criminal Record Statement (LIC 508 [Rev. 1/03]) under penalty of perjury. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. 1 of 2 staff present did not have fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 6, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(d) - 101170(d)
- Official code
- 101170(d)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Licensure Requirements Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observationand interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. There was no carbon monoxide in the facility. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 7, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.954 - 1596.954
- Official code
- 1596.954
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Napping Equipment (c) Each cot or mat shall be equipped with a sheet to cover the cot or mat and, depending on the weather, a sheet and/or blanket to cover the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. The 5 children in care did not have a sheet cover on the cots which which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 7, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239.1(c) - 101239.1(c)
- Official code
- 101239.1(c)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (f) Solid waste shall be stored, located and disposed of in a manner that will not transmit communicable diseases or odors, create a nuisance, or provide a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents. (1) All containers used for storage of solid wastes, including moveable bins, shall have a tightfitting cover that is kept on; shall be in good repair; and shall be leakproof and rodent-proof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, LPAs observed a trash bin without cover at the front entrance where childre use to throw their waste. This poses a potential health rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 7, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(f)(1) - 101239(f)(1)
- Official code
- 101239(f)(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (c) All outdoor and indoor passageways, stairways, inclines, ramps, open porches and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept free of obstruction. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, LPAs observed the inaccessible space behind the facility is not gated and accessible to children in care and poses potential safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(c) - 101238(c)
- Official code
- 101238(c)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on review, staff has proof of immunization records on file.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 6, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. The staff does not have proof of mandated reporter training on file which posesd a potential safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)