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Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center · Preschool, Irvine

12860 Central Park Avenue, Irvine, CA 92602 · Orange County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 172 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #94 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #94 of 106 centers in Irvine
2Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 1, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Health & medication1
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 10, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 1 (C1) was in the play yard without staff supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 regarding the incident which occured on 10/06/2025 and submit all documentation to LPA via email by due date.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025
Type BJul 8, 2024Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.8595(c)(1)
Based on observations, interview statements, and records review, the licensee did not meet the regulation above, which poses/posed a potential risk to children in care. The licensee did not provided a copy of a licensing report dated 6/26/24 to parents until 7/1/24 8 The director will email to the LPA copies LIC9224 signed after 7/8/24. These forms were observed to not have a date or signature as of the writing of this report.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2024
Type AJun 26, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interview statements, the reuglation was not met. S2 admitted they grabbed C1 by the hand, held C1 from behind, and picked up C1. S4 admitted she/he threatened C1 to coerce C1 into compliance. This poses an immediate risk to the safety and personal rights of clients.
Plan of correction due Jun 27, 2024
Type BAug 25, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238
Building and Grounds (a) The Child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement not met as evidence by: 1 Facility staff followed Written Directives in PIN 21-21 CCP for lead water testing. Licensing Forms completed; 9275, 9276 and facility sketch submitted. Notification sent out to parents, water outlet flushed (not in use), conditioning for 3 weeks, water filter installed onto pipping, Based on lab report analysis water from faucet E (10.0 parts per billion). These faucets samples taken on 05/06/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance. 8 Reusable pitchers of water from the other PASS sinks readily available for the staff and children. Director stated that she will submit new restest results to LPA via email to dianna.valdezsantana@dss.ca.gov. In addition facility provides bottled water for children to drink.
Plan of correction due Sep 23, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJul 8, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jul 1, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not promptly give parents a copy of the report dated 6/26/24, which documents one Type A citation.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity172 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 30, 2006
LicenseeTutor Time Learning Centers,llc
AdministratorCynthia Moreno
Phone(714) 389-9999
State facility #304370296

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Common questions

Does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

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

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 10, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is tied for #94 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

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

Jul 1, 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 Irvine, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 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 Cynthia Moreno.

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 304370296 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.