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Free Chapel Preschool

2777 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614 · Orange County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 12, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Free Chapel Preschool was a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 101 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times, and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJun 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 24, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(d)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out 5 staff members files did not have the proof of the MMR vaccine for LPA to review on the day of the inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 24, 2025
Type BJun 8, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)(2)
Based on interview and observation, LPA was advised that security guard carries a fire arm. LPA viewed fire arm on security guard. the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 person whiich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 6, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity101 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceAug 20, 2021
ClosedJun 12, 2026
LicenseeFree Chapel
Last administratorJennifer Irving
State facility #304371498

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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 304371498 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.