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SEASIDE COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL

1701 BAKER STREET, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Facility:
304371540
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:
70

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 inspectionMarch 10, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 10, 2026

Summary

This summary covers seven available inspections for SEASIDE COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL from January 19, 2022 through March 10, 2026.

Three inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 10, 2026 and involved medication, with a due date of March 31, 2026.

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

At a glance

Total inspections
7

2 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
5

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
2

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

7 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 92626

Compared to 16 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.71
Local median
0.53

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
29%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
43%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.25

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
Higher concern: Medication
Report finding
Health-Related Services (3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 children's files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 31, 2026
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) - 101226(e)(3)(A)
Official code
101226(e)(3)(A)
View official report
Higher concern: Pool barrier
Report finding
Buildings and Grounds (e) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there is a body of water present at the facility. LPA observed a fishpond in the nature yard which is accessible to children and not properly fenced which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 24, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238(e) - 101238(e)
Official code
101238(e)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and ecord review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 staff memebers missing or expired Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 9, 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)
View official report
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 LPA's record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were tests performed at the facility which show a lead exceedance for two outlets which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 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: 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 LPA's record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 staff members' certificates were expired which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 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)