Piper Irvine LLC.
Piper Irvine LLC. is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 183 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 7). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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LPA provided S1 with a website that has a list of providers that provide the health and safety training courses. S1 signed up for the course and will attend on on 3/25/2026 and 3/26/2026 then send the certification to LPA by
S1 stated they will contact the parents of the children with expired medication. LPA reviewed S1 sent emails to the parents of the children. During the visit on 03/18/2026, S1 stated there were children enrolled with medication. LPA observed three (3) out of nine (9) children medication had been expired.
101229(a)(1) 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…. Supervision shall include visual observation. A re-training will be conducted with the staff regarding supervision and observation. Statement and training signed by staff will be provided by the due date of 01/23/2025, 5pm. Verification will be sent to LPA Castro at the email address:alma.castro@dss.ca.gov Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. 5 out of 5 staff confirmed that Child 1 (C1) wandered away from the classroom into enclosed playground due to lack of supervision for about two minutes which poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101212(d)(1)(C) Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center…a report shall be made to the Department by telephone… In addition, a written report shall be submitted to the Department within 10 working days (1) Events report shall include… (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. 1 Director states they will submit a written declaration acknowledging that they have read, reviewed and understand the Reporting Requirements for California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Based on LPA's record reviews and interviews, five (5) interviewed staff confirmed of incident in which C1 wandered away from the classroom without adult’s supervision, and there was record of the incident being reported to C1’s representatives, however, facility did not report the incident to the Department, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to the children in care. 8
Emily Mohr and Chloe Lin did not obtain 1 Director immediately had Chloe Lin and Emily Mohr leave the premises and were sent to complete their finger prints. Director stated they will have Chloe and Emily return once criminal record clearances have been obtained. a criminal record clearances prior to their initial presence in the facility and have been working since 09/08/2023 and 10/27/2023. This is an immediate health and safety and personal rights risk to the children in care. Civil penalty of $1000 was assessed.
101227(a)(7)(B) Food Service ...(B) A child shall not be served any food to which the child's record indicates he/she has an allergy. This requirement is not met evidenced by: Based on LPA’s interview and record review Director reports she conducted an emergency meeting with staff and went over entire allergy protocol, reviewed allergy list provided in each class; and reviewed new protocol which required daily signature of all staff members present in classroom and director's signature at end of week; also the facility served an allergic item (wheat thins) to C #1 during snack time, and the Item was listed LIC 702 Child's Preadmission Health History-Parents Report which was received upon admission by the facility. This poses an immediate risk to Health and Safety to children in care. 8 extended day care is now being provided in each child's specific classroom. Also any child requiring an epi pen must provide own snack. Director to provide plan, copy of sign in sheet for emergency meeting by plan of correction date; Items can be emailed to LPA Rivas.
Complaint investigations
Staff does not meet the minimum qualifications required
Staff are not properly following health related services
Daycare child wandered away due to lack of supervision
About this center
Common questions
Does Piper Irvine LLC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Piper Irvine LLC. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 21, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Piper Irvine LLC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Piper Irvine LLC. last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Piper Irvine LLC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Piper Irvine LLC. 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 Piper Irvine LLC.?
The licensee is Piper Preschool LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Nazzareno.
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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 304371581 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.