Katharine Irvine Day School
Katharine Irvine Day School is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Buildings and Grounds. The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. During the inspection, LPAs smelled a malodorous odor in room 6. 1 Director stated, they will submit a priority work order for safety to the facilty and management team so that someone can come and inspect the building to trace the source of the smell. Director will email LPA proof of correction within two weeks LPA exited and re-entered the classroom multiple times. The odor persisted from the morning through the late afternoon hours. 8
Complaint investigations
Facility is malodorous.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Katharine Irvine Day School take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Katharine Irvine Day School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Katharine Irvine Day School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Katharine Irvine Day School compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Katharine Irvine Day School last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Katharine Irvine Day School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Katharine Irvine Day School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Katharine Irvine Day School?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rosa Dominguez.
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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 304270968 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.