Yorba Linda / North Orange County
Yorba Linda Boulevard carries most of what we verified: Kiddie Academy at 18633, Children's Montessori Center at 17550, C2 Education at 18340 and Sylvan at 19613, with C2 right at the Imperial Highway corner by Yorba Linda Town Center. Imperial Highway north of the boulevard has the two largest preschool licenses, Heritage Oak (120) and Discovery Depot (205). The state search listed 19 Day Care Center licenses in the city on September 18, 2026, many of them church and private school campuses, and none of them has a Savi Ranch Parkway address.
Population
67,170
Median HHI
$157,582
Median age
44.9
Homeownership
83%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Yorba Linda Boulevard · Imperial Highway · Savi Ranch Parkway · La Palma Avenue · Lakeview Avenue
Specific shopping centers in Yorba Linda that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
Yorba Linda Boulevard at Imperial Highway
Anchors / key tenants: Bristol Farms, Edwards Cinemas
Size: 125,000 SF
Upscale 125,000 SF entertainment, restaurant, and service center on the city's most prominent corner. Bristol Farms-anchored specialty grocery serves the affluent Yorba Linda household ($152k HHI, 83% homeownership). Open-space commons drives lingering visit pattern.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Yorba Linda rents. These are publicly visible daycare and education space businesses currently trading in the market.
Kiddie Academy of Yorba Linda
18633 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
National franchise. Preschool license for 120 children ages 2 to 6, first licensed in 2020, with infant (42) and school-age (14) licenses at the same address in the May 2025 state file. The brand's page lists care from 6 weeks to 12 years. About a quarter mile east of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
Children's Montessori Center of Yorba Linda
17550 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Licensed for 62 preschool children ages 2 to 6 in three rooms, first licensed in 2023, with a 12-child infant license in the May 2025 state file. On Yorba Linda Boulevard about 0.8 mile west of Imperial Highway.
Heritage Oak Private Education
16971 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Preschool license for 120 children ages 2 to 6 held by Spring Education, Inc. The state record notes a waiver for the outdoor activity area.
Discovery Depot Child Care Center
16800 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
The largest license we found in the city at 205 children ages 2 to 6, held by Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, with infant (30) and school-age (85) licenses in the May 2025 state file. A church campus on Imperial Highway.
C2 Education of Yorba Linda
18340 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Unit 102, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Tutoring and test prep. The brand's location page says it is next to Chili's. The address geocodes to the Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway corner, where the Town Center sits.
Sylvan Learning of Yorba Linda
19613 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Tutoring center, per the brand's location page, about 1.2 miles east of Imperial Highway on Yorba Linda Boulevard.
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Zoning: Yorba Linda's zoning code is section 18 of the Municipal Code, linked from the city's Zoning Code page, and we could not read its commercial use table. Call the Planning Division at 714-961-7130 and get the permit type for a child day care center or tutoring use at your address in writing before you sign.
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Yorba Linda has two CUP tracks. The standard CUP goes to the Planning Commission, and a second version is handled by the Zoning Administrator for uses the city describes as less complex and smaller in scope. Ask which track your use falls under, since it changes the timeline.
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CUP filing in a shopping center: the city's instructions ask for a letter covering hours, number of employees and why you want this location, a 300-foot ownership list and radius map, mailing labels for every existing tenant in the commercial center, and 20 plan sets for commercial projects. Ask the landlord for the tenant roster early.
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Planned development and specific plan areas: the city publishes separate maps for PD-1 through PD-30 and a Yorba Linda Town Center Specific Plan. If the site is in one of those, its own use list governs, so confirm which document applies to the parcel.
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Outdoor play area: Title 22 requires 75 square feet of outdoor activity space per child with a fence at least four feet high (22 CCR 101238.2) and 35 square feet indoors (101238.3). Kiddie Academy's 120-child preschool license implies about 9,000 square feet of yard at that ratio, and Heritage Oak's 120-child license on Imperial Highway carries an outdoor activity area waiver, so yard space is tight even at established sites.
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Fire clearance under 22 CCR 101171 is required before CDSS will license the center. Ask what occupancy the suite has today and who pays for any change.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.