Child's World Pre School

18422 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92612 · Orange County

Child care center (preschool)

Child's World Pre School is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1973. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

4Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 21, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity92 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceAug 7, 1973

LicenseeUniversity United Methodist Church Of Irvine

AdministratorMai Rihani-meserlian

Phone(949) 786-9229

State facility #300600181

Common questions

Does Child's World Pre School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Child's World Pre School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Child's World Pre School compare with other daycares in Irvine?

It is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Child's World Pre School last inspected?

Jul 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Child's World Pre School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child's World Pre School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Child's World Pre School?

The licensee is University United Methodist Church Of Irvine, and the administrator listed with the state is Mai Rihani-meserlian.

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 300600181 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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