Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center · Infant Center, Irvine
Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 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 #98 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, staff did not prevent child from injuring another child in care in which staff noticed bite mark on Child 1's (C1) left forearm and were not aware how C1 obtained the bite mark which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation and interview, the facility did not maintain ratio for sleeping infants and had 14 infants in care at one time, which poses an immediate risk health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted with the Director, District Manager, Parent 1 and Witness 1, this requirement is not met as evidenced by: District Manager, Director, Parent and Witness disclosed viewing the video footage of S1 mishandling C1. This poses an immediately safety risk to children in care.
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 will be sent out to parents via "Sprout About". Director stated faucets will be repaired and/or replaced. All outlets will be bagged to maintain inaccessibility. Based on lab report analysis water from faucet C 84.2 (parts per billion) and Outlet M 19.0, D 10.30, E 11.1 ppb. These faucets samples taken on 08/10/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance. Children are provided bottled water water from the facility. Staff utilize 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.
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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 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 19, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints 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 #98 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% 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 $1,584 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 Cente,llc, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Moreno.
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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 304370297 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.