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U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler

533 California, Irvine, CA 92617 · Orange County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 106 centers in Irvine and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #45 of 106 centers in Irvine
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 1, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 18, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Sep 29, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 29, 2021 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Isolation for Illness §101226.2
101226.2 Isolation for Illness (a) A center shall be equipped to isolate and care for any child who becomes ill during the day. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The director stated that she will have a meeting with infant/toddler staff to discuss the facility plan around isolation for children, and submit a staff sign in/out of the meeting, by 10/08/2021. Based on staff interviews, it was determined that C1 was recorded with a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit and was not taken to the isolation room, but kept separated in the classroom from the other children in care for 20 minutes until another teacher in the classroom came back from their break. This poses a potential health and safety to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 8, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Sep 29, 2021 Complaint investigation received Sep 22, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not isolate an infant who had a fever.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 72 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 25, 1994
Licensee Regents Of UC Irvine
Administrator Pearl Kurpjuweit
Phone (949) 824-4754
State facility # 300605482
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Common questions

Does U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler take infants?

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

Has U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler?

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

How does U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler compare with other daycares in Irvine?

It is tied for #45 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler last inspected?

May 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler 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 U.c. Irvine-infant Toddler?

The licensee is Regents Of UC Irvine, and the administrator listed with the state is Pearl Kurpjuweit.

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 300605482 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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