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Mariners Church Preschool · Infant Center, Irvine

5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine, CA 92612 · Orange County
Infant center

Mariners Church Preschool is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 3Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 11, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 11, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 27, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 25, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 23, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 8, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 23, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 8, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 24, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity26 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 1, 2000
LicenseeMariners Church
AdministratorJennifer Eggers
Phone(949) 769-8261
State facility #304270606

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Common questions

Does Mariners Church Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Mariners Church Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Mariners Church Preschool?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Mariners Church Preschool compare with other daycares in Irvine?

It is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

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 $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 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 Jennifer Eggers.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304270606 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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