Mariners Church Preschool · Preschool, Irvine
Mariners Church Preschool is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 152 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 9 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 7). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #103 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Per HR Manager, they reviewed all staff files and have made sure the teachers that are not qualfied are not left alone with the children. The HR Manager will provide a written statement by the
Per HR Manger, the soccer clinics are conducted in a licensed Room 110. The HR Manager will provide a written statement by the
Teacher-Child Ratio.(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement was not met: 1 Per Director, They have over staff with the staff agency. Every room should have a minimum of 2 teachers because of the extra staff. Revise our staff schedule to support high transitions times. The director will provide a writtten statement with the new procedures. Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the facility was out of ratio on 6/30/25 and 7/1/25. This poses an immediate risk to the safety and health of the children in care. 8
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, they are currently using name to face on their app or parent app or they have a printed copy they have to look at the child's name and face. We also have multiple staff meeting concerns on how they are handling supervision. Director will submit a written statement to LPA of new plan by the
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Per director, making sure having an open communication with the LPA. Call the office if an incident happens within 24 hours and a written report within 7 days. The director will write a written statement and will submitted to the LPA by the
witness statement they observed S1 pinch/squeeze C1’s cheeks leaving red marks on cheeks and under chin also hearing S1 state, “it was self defense” . This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
witness 1 Director dismissed S1 and has trained all staff in personal rights as of 02/08/22; Copy of training to be provided by end of 02/11/22. S2 is to be retrained in mandated reporter training timelines statement that they observed C2 in bathroom with half door to the bathroom shut, preventing C2 from getting out. This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Unqualified staff is providing care and supervision
Children were taken to an unlicensed building
Staff did not ensure proper teacher-child ratios were maintained at the facility
Staff left daycare children unattended while in care
Staff did not properly report incidents involving daycare children
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Common questions
Does Mariners Church Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Mariners Church Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mariners Church Preschool?
California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mariners Church Preschool compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #103 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mariners Church Preschool last inspected?
May 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mariners Church Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mariners Church 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 Mariners Church Preschool?
The licensee is Mariners Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Cilderman.
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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 304270605 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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