Kiddie Academy of Irvine · Preschool, Irvine
Kiddie Academy of Irvine is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #81 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and Yesenia Ramirez fingerprints are pending on Guardian dated 9/17/25,which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
Based on LPA's observation the facility did not comply with the section cited above. Of the 46 children in care age 2 and above, 0 had a face covering on. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Irvine take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kiddie Academy of Irvine had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 17, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Irvine?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Irvine compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #81 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Irvine last inspected?
Sep 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Irvine cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Irvine 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 Kiddie Academy of Irvine?
The licensee is Ka Preschool Of Irvine Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Ortiz.
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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 304370231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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