Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.57
- Local median
- 0.38
CATALYST KIDS-HICKS CANYON
3817 VIEW PARK, Irvine, CA 92602
- Facility:
- 304370115
- Type:
- SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 70
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionJuly 16, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 16, 2025
Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for CATALYST KIDS-HICKS CANYON from October 27, 2023 through July 16, 2025.
Three inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on June 12, 2024 and involved child guidance, with a due date of June 21, 2024.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from July 8, 2024 through July 16, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 1
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92602
Compared to 16 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 29%
- Local median
- 13%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.13
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 5, 2024June 12, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is...(1)To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPAs interviews. Facility staff cut child’s hair without permission from the child’s authorized representative,
- Report comments
- Based on LPAs interviews. Facility staff cut child’s hair without permission from the child’s authorized representative,
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 21, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center...(1)Events reported shall include... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPA's interviews. Facility staff cut child's hair without authourized represenatives permsission and did not report it to the Department of Soical Sevices.
- Report comments
- Based on LPA's interviews. Facility staff cut child's hair without authourized represenatives permsission and did not report it to the Department of Soical Sevices.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 21, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1) - 101212(d)(1)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse... This requirement is not met as evidence by: A self-reported incident reported to the CCL office on 03/27/2024 reported a childs personal rights were being violated by a staff grabbing both wrist of a child in a rough manner.
- Report comments
- A self-reported incident reported to the CCL office on 03/27/2024 reported a childs personal rights were being violated by a staff grabbing both wrist of a child in a rough manner.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223 - 101223
- Official code
- 101223
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Staff 1 disclosed that Staff 1 was not aware that Child #1 had exited the classroom until Adult #1 told Staff 1. Child #1 was estimated to be left unattended for approximately 4-5 minutes and had walked about 40 ft from the classroom to the tree aitting area alone.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Staff 1 disclosed that Staff 1 was not aware that Child #1 had exited the classroom until Adult #1 told Staff 1. Child #1 was estimated to be left unattended for approximately 4-5 minutes and had walked about 40 ft from the classroom to the tree aitting area alone.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 30, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)