Daycares in Costa Mesa, California

60 facilitiesAvg score: 88.5

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

48 of 60 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

46 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

March 3, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Costa Mesa currently has 60 tracked providers. 48 have inspection history, 46 appear active, and 62% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is March 3, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (60)Centers (52)Home (8)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

INT'L CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NEWPORT

2591 IRVINE AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 76DAY CARE CENTER
A

INT'L MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NEWPORT (2)

381 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 15DAY CARE CENTER
A

CENTRAL ORANGE COAST YMCA - DAVIS

1050 ARLINGTON DRIVE

3 violationsCapacity: 75SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

FRONTIERS ACADEMY

102 BAKER STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 50DAY CARE CENTER
A

AUGUSTINE, ISABEL

COSTA MESA, CA 92626

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SUSAN PHILLIPS DAY SCHOOL

381 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, STE. A

3 violationsCapacity: 21DAY CARE CENTER
A

NMUSD WILSON PRESCHOOL

801 WILSON STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 48DAY CARE CENTER
A

CHILDS-PACE FOUNDATION INC., THE

1860 ANAHEIM AVENUE

6 violationsCapacity: 19DAY CARE CENTER
A

PAGE SCHOOL OF COSTA MESA

657 VICTORIA STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 32INFANT CENTER
A

FISHER, IRMA

COSTA MESA, CA 92626

4 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SEASIDE COSTA MESA PRESCHOOL

1701 BAKER STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 70DAY CARE CENTER
B

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL

2701 FAIRVIEW ROAD

6 violationsCapacity: 70DAY CARE CENTER
B

CHILDS-PACE

1860 ANAHEIM AVE

12 violationsCapacity: 35SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
B

LIL' LIGHTHOUSE PRESCHOOL

301 MAGNOLIA STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 75DAY CARE CENTER
B

HARBOR TRINITY PRESCHOOL

1230 BAKER ST

11 violationsCapacity: 90DAY CARE CENTER
B

ST. JOACHIM SCHOOL

1964 ORANGE

9 violationsCapacity: 22DAY CARE CENTER
B

MESA VERDE PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTER

3013 DEODAR AVENUE

10 violationsCapacity: 8INFANT CENTER
C

CATALYST KIDS-LINDBERGH

220 23RD STREET

INACTIVE
8 violationsCapacity: 24INFANT CENTER
C

GAOWA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

1620 ADAMS AVENUE

6 violationsCapacity: 120DAY CARE CENTER
C

CHRIST LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL

760 VICTORIA STREET

10 violationsCapacity: 129DAY CARE CENTER

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