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Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center

24291 Avila Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 · Orange County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsInfant center

Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #20 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#20 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel
1Type A citations
7Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 4Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 11, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 11, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 10, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 2, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Staff ratios1
Other standards1
Records & paperwork1
Food & feeding1
Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AJul 16, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(a)(b)
The director agreed to send a statement of a plan of correction in place to show that the infant/toddler classrooms are staying in ratio at all times. The proof of correction will be sent to LPA's email address by the due date of 7/17/2026. Informing LPA, reviewing attendance record, and S1's admission having 11 children at 8:08 am today until S2 arrived at 8:10 am to bring the room in ratio by transitioning some children out. Therefore, S1 has been left alone with more than 4 infants and toddlers from 7:43 am until 8:08 am ranging from 5 children to 11 children at different timing. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2026
Type BJun 18, 2025Complaint investigationOther standards
Rule §102429.3(a)
reviewing C1’s LIC 9227 which Section C was not filled out completely regarding C1's sleeping position. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 20, 2025
Type BJun 18, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting Requirements §102416.2(d)
during the course of investigation an alleged incident was not reported to licensing office as it was required to. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care. any child.
Plan of correction due Jun 20, 2025
Type BJun 18, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on reviewing 5 staffs' flies, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 files missing current CPR and 1st aid Certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 9, 2025
Type BJun 18, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 counts out of 3 counts missing the labels with names and current dated for Child # 4, and Child # 5 which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 25, 2025
Type BJun 10, 2024InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 10 counts out of 10 toddlers' files missing sleeping log for every 15 minutes check from Monday June 2nd to now which posed a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024
Type BJun 10, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one count out of 7 staffs' files that staff # 3 was missing LIC 503 including a test for tuberculosis which posed a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024
Type BSep 8, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 Facility staff followed Written Directives in PIN 21-21 CCP for lead water testing. Licensing Forms completed; 9275, 9276 and facility sketch submitted. Director stated outlets were replaced on 8/25/22 and will be resampled on 9/13/22. All outlets have signs stating "DO NOT USE" to maintain inaccessibility. Director agreed to provide documentation to LPA showing the sinks have been repaired. Based on lab report analysis water from Outlet C (49.9 parts per billion) and same Outlet C was retested and labled C30 (5.61 parts per billion). Outlet N (24.5 parts per billion). These oulets samples taken on 08/04/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance. 8 Water pitchers from the other PASS sinks readily available for the staff and children.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 11, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jul 10, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 11, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jul 10, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJun 18, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 23, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJun 10, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 2, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 3, 2006
LicenseeTutor Time Learning Centers, LLC
AdministratorTimothy Bishop
Phone(949) 831-8887
State facility #304370257

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Common questions

Does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center take infants?

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

Has Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 16, 2026, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center compare with other daycares in Laguna Niguel?

It is #20 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center last inspected?

Aug 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center?

The licensee is Tutor Time Learning Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Timothy Bishop.

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 304370257 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.