Irvine Community Nursery School
Irvine Community Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #58 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four reviewed staff files. All staff members did not have a current mandated reporter which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff files were reviewed and all staff did not have a current mandated reporter which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Irvine Community Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Irvine Community Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Irvine Community Nursery School compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #58 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Irvine Community Nursery School last inspected?
Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Irvine Community Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Irvine Community Nursery 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 Irvine Community Nursery School?
The licensee is Irvine Cooperative Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Donna Schwartze.
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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 304270061 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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