South Coast Chinese Cultural Association · School-Age Program, Irvine
South Coast Chinese Cultural Association is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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).
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Common questions
Does South Coast Chinese Cultural Association take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has South Coast Chinese Cultural Association had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does South Coast Chinese Cultural Association 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 South Coast Chinese Cultural Association last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Coast Chinese Cultural Association cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Coast Chinese Cultural Association for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Coast Chinese Cultural Association?
The licensee is South Coast Chinese Cultural Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Ching-jung Ginger Lin.
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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 304370660 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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