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Licensed daycares in 92602Irvine, CA

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 92602 — 10 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 30 violations across 54 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.56 violations per inspection.

7 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (13 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

Catalyst Kids-Orchard Hills

Center · Capacity 105 · 11555 CULVER DRIVE · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

0 violationsActive
Kim, Nara

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Oct 13, 2023

0 violationsActive
Lee, Jennifer

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jan 21, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

10 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Catalyst Kids-Myford

Center · Capacity 105 · 3181 TREVINO DRIVE · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

1 violationActive
Marashinia, Mahsa

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

1 violationActive
Gwozdz, Theresa

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 15, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Oh-Choi, Joolee

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected May 20, 2025

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 92602

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error