The Children's Center at Taco Bell · Preschool, Irvine
The Children's Center at Taco Bell is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #41 of 106 centers in Irvine and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation today, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one count out of one count which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. Licensing staff observed there were two obvious spots on the surface of the cushioning materials on the preschool playground not in repair which could pose tripping hazard.
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Does The Children's Center at Taco Bell take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has The Children's Center at Taco Bell had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does The Children's Center at Taco Bell compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is #41 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Children's Center at Taco Bell last inspected?
Jun 26, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Children's Center at Taco Bell cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Center at Taco Bell 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 The Children's Center at Taco Bell?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Mandy D. Uieda.
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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 304370565 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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