Daycares in Rancho Sta Margarita, California

24 facilitiesAvg score: 90.9

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

20 of 24 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

18 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 5, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Rancho Sta Margarita currently has 24 tracked providers. 20 have inspection history, 18 appear active, and 67% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 5, 2026.

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

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TypeAll (24)Centers (15)Home (9)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

APPLIEDKIDS INFANT AND TODDLER CENTER

30281 ESPERANZA

No violationsCapacity: 60INFANT CENTER
A

SADDLEBACK YMCA-ARROYO VISTA PROGRAM CENTER

23371 ARROYO VISTA

No violationsCapacity: 135SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

30382 VIA CON DIOS

No violationsCapacity: 24INFANT CENTER
A

RSM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

29582 AVENTURA

No violationsCapacity: 52DAY CARE CENTER
A

LIMAI MONTESSORI ACADEMY

30075 COMERCIO

CLOSED
1 violationCapacity: 81DAY CARE CENTER
A

SADDLEBACK VALLEY YMCA-LAS FLORES

25862 ANTONIO PARKWAY

3 violationsCapacity: 90SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
B

ST. JUNIPERO SERRA CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL

23652 ANTONIO PARKWAY

3 violationsCapacity: 69DAY CARE CENTER
C

CAL ELITE KIDS-PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

22982 AVENIDA EMPRESA

12 violationsCapacity: 90DAY CARE CENTER
D

RANCHO VIEJO SCHOOL, THE

29782 AVENIDA DE LAS BANDERAS

PENDING
23 violationsCapacity: 120SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
D

GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT LAS FLORES

28672 DEERPATH

41 violationsCapacity: 36INFANT CENTER
D

KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER

30062 SANTA MARGARITA PARKWAY

20 violationsCapacity: 40SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
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LIMAI MONTESSORI ACADEMY RSM

30075 COMERCIO

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 96SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
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CAPISTRANO USD/LAS FLORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

25862 ANTONIO PARKWAY

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 21DAY CARE CENTER
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LITTLE EXPLORERS PRESCHOOL

30605 AVENIDA DE LAS FLORES

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 50DAY CARE CENTER
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CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT-TIJERAS CREEK

23072 AVENIDA EMPRESSA

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER

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