Daycares in Dana Point, California

10 facilitiesAvg score: 91.9

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

9 of 10 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

8 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

January 30, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Dana Point currently has 10 tracked providers. 9 have inspection history, 8 appear active, and 80% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is January 30, 2026.

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

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TypeAll (10)Centers (9)Home (1)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR PRESCHOOL

33866 CALLE LA PRIMAVERA

No violationsCapacity: 66DAY CARE CENTER
A

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL

33501 STONEHILL DRIVE

No violationsCapacity: 54DAY CARE CENTER
A

DANA POINT MONTESSORI

33501 DEL OBISPO STREET

No violationsCapacity: 43SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

CAPISTRANO BEACH CITIES YMCA-R.H. DANA

24242 LA CRESTA DR.

INACTIVE
No violationsCapacity: 70SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

DANA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

34052 ST.OF THE VIOLET LANTERN

4 violationsCapacity: 34DAY CARE CENTER
A

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

24242 LA CRESTA

9 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
B

DANA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

34052 VIOLET LANTERN ST.

CLOSED
11 violationsCapacity: 37DAY CARE CENTER
C

MONARCH BAY MONTESSORI ACADEMY

32920 PACIFIC COAST HWY.

15 violationsCapacity: 90DAY CARE CENTER
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DANA POINT MONTESSORI

33495 DEL OBISPO STREET

No violationsCapacity: 34SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER

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