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DREAM-I EDUCATION CENTER

1700 WEST LA HABRA BLVD., La Habra, CA 90631

Facility:
304370487
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:
113

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionSeptember 23, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 26, 2024

Summary

This summary covers five available inspections for DREAM-I EDUCATION CENTER from October 12, 2022 through September 23, 2025.

Four inspections recorded violations, with nine recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on September 23, 2025 and involved supervision, with a due date of October 7, 2025.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
5

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
9

3 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

Last 36 months

Local comparison

5 total inspections vs 4 local median in 90631

Compared to 15 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
1.8
Local median
0.33

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
20%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
80%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
2
Local average
0.47

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
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 licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 6 staff did not have a current mandated reporter certificate on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 7, 2025
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: Supervision
Report finding
Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 2 out of 6 staff did not have a current or complete heath screening on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 7, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
Official code
101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 2 out of 6 staff did not have tuberculosis clearance/test results in their file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 7, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101217(a)(12) - 101217(a)(12)
Official code
101217(a)(12)
View official report
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
101226.1 Daily Inspection for Illness (a) The licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that children with obvious symptoms of illness including, but not limited to, fever or vomiting, are not accepted. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members, 3 parents and records obtained it has been determined staff did not prevent hand, foot, and mouth outbreak. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members, 3 parents and records obtained it has been determined staff did not prevent hand, foot, and mouth outbreak. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101226.1(a) - 101226.1(a)
Official code
101226.1(a)
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence...(1) a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day...within seven days following the occurrence of such event.(E)Epidemic outbreaks.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members, it has been determined staff failed to inform the licensing office of the epidemic outbreak at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members, it has been determined staff failed to inform the licensing office of the epidemic outbreak at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(d)(1)(E) - 101212(d)(1)(E)
Official code
101212(d)(1)(E)
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
101212 Reporting Requirements (f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members and 3 parents, it has been determined staff did not report epidemic outbreak to parents or authorized representatives. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on interviews conducted with 5 staff members and 3 parents, it has been determined staff did not report epidemic outbreak to parents or authorized representatives. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(f) - 101212(f)
Official code
101212(f)
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
101239 (a) Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies...A comfortable temperature for children shall be maintained at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews with 5 staff members and 3 children, the facility did not ensure to keep a comfortable temperature for children at all times. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on observations and interviews with 5 staff members and 3 children, the facility did not ensure to keep a comfortable temperature for children at all times. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 11, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101239(a) - 101239(a)
Official code
101239(a)
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
101212(f) Reporting Requirements. The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews with 5 staff members, the facility did not report the facility's AC maintenance issue to the child's representatives. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on interviews with 5 staff members, the facility did not report the facility's AC maintenance issue to the child's representatives. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 28, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(f) - 101212(f)
Official code
101212(f)
View official report
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 observation and record review, At 10:30am during staff file reviews 1 out of 5 staff had an expired mandated reporter certificate. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 19, 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)