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PACIFIC ACADEMY

2987 MESA VERDE DRIVE E, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Facility:
304371614
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:
60

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionNovember 18, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 18, 2025

Summary

This summary covers six available inspections for PACIFIC ACADEMY from March 22, 2023 through November 18, 2025.

One inspection recorded a violation, with three recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on December 6, 2023 and involved child guidance, with a due date of December 6, 2023.

DaycareFacts did not classify any of these violations at the Higher concern level.

Three later inspections, from March 5, 2024 through November 18, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
6

2 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
3

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
0

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Local comparison

6 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 92626

Compared to 16 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.5
Local median
0.53

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
0%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
17%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
0
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.

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

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

View official report
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights(3)To be free from ... unusual punishment... including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including... physical functioning.Based on LPA's staff interviews and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of S1 attempting to restrain C1 in a empty classroom and requesting for it to be locked by other staff which poses a potwntial health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 6, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
101227(14)Food Service: All persons engaged in food preparation and service shall observe personal hygiene and food-service sanitation practices that protect food from contamination. Based on LPA's staff interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not following food preparation hygiene practices to ensure food, and food preparation utensil are not contaminated with vermin exposures which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Report comments
following food preparation hygiene practices to ensure food, and food preparation utensil are not contaminated with vermin exposures which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 6, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101227(14) - 101227(14)
Official code
101227(14)
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
Reporting Requirements Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified ...a report shall be made to the Departmen.. In addition, a written report containing the information ...shall be submitted..including unusual incident that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. Based on LPA’s record review and staff interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not reporting the unusual incidents that threatened the physical and emotional health or safety of C1’s while in care which poses a potential health, and safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 6, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 101212(d)(C) - 101212(d)(C)
Official code
101212(d)(C)