Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start
Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interviews, and records review, the licensee did not comply with the above reulation in 1 out of 9 water outlets. 8 Director Rosa Dominguez agrees to submit follow-up sampling results to LPA Silva by the due date 5/11/23.
Based on observation of the Director stating the facility has not conducted lead testing as specified in WD 101700 PIN 21-21.1-CCP, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start last inspected?
Jun 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Katharine Irvine Day School Head Start?
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 304270967 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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