Learning Lab Preschool
Learning Lab Preschool is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #101 of 106 centers in Irvine and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
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LPA conducted inspections on 7/1/24,8/2/24, and 8/22/24 and there was no director and staff informed LPA there is no director.
During interviews with 8 staff, staff stated they witnessed or heard Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 5 (S5) engaging in a verbal altercation in the presence of day-care children which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
LPA conducted inspection and did not see ripped mats in classroom. Administrator showed LPA storage closet with spare mats. During inspection on 7/1/2024 LPA toured classrooms and observed ripped napping mats in toddler classroom which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
Adminisgtrator will submit a staff agenda regarding ratio with staff signatures. Staff interviewed stated they have been left out of ratio themselves and have witnessed other staff being out of ratio which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Administrator could not provide lead testing results during the inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Administrator was unable to provide proof of the emergency drill log which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff #1 and staff #2 did not have a current mandated reporter certification which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #1 did not have immunization records available for review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Learning Lab Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Learning Lab Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Learning Lab Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Learning Lab Preschool compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is #101 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Learning Lab Preschool last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Learning Lab Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Lab Preschool 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 Learning Lab Preschool?
The licensee is Learning Lab Preschool LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Flora Amini.
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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 304371176 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.