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U.c. Irvine-verano Preschool

3300 South Verano Road, Irvine, CA 92617 · Orange County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 21, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

U.c. Irvine-verano Preschool was a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 30 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 7, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Dec 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Feb 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Building & playground safety 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 7, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Subject staff's Mandated Reporter Training expired on 03/25/2023.
Plan of correction due Dec 8, 2025
Type B Jan 4, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3 (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. During visit, LPA confirmed lead results were posted, and lead documents were submitted. Director will remove, replace or repair outlet A and will submit plan of correction by 02/03/2023. Please refer to the PIN referanced in the report for 101704 Lead Action Level Exceedance Response Requirements This requirement is not met evidenced by record review of the lab report analysis from Outlet A taken on 11/19/2022. Results indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Feb 3, 2023
Type B Feb 9, 2022 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, staff did not provide supervision for one child within one minute as children were transitioning inside of the classroom. This poses a potential risk to the safety of children in care. Doumentation of the staff meeting and copies of the policy with staff initial and date, indicating they read it, were obtained on this day.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Mar 10, 1989
Closed Jun 21, 2026
Licensee Regents Of The University Of California, Irvine
Last administrator Leslie Bae
State facility # 300606472

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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 300606472 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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