Catalyst Kids Canyon View
5.0· 1 review
12025 Yale Court, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidy
Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 2
Accepts assistance
Affordable Daycare in Irvine, CA
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $394 a week for a baby and $254 for a preschooler in Orange County (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through California's subsidized child care programs, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance in Irvine
- 12
- daycare centers
- 10
- in-home daycares
- 2
- take infants
- 3
All daycares that accept child care assistance in Irvine
Showing 1 to 12 of 12
Catalyst Kids Deerfield
2 Deerfield Avenue, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1Catalyst Kids Hicks Canyon
5.0· 1 review3817 View Park, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 2 · Type B 2Catalyst Kids Myford
3181 Trevino Drive, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 2 · Type B 0Catalyst Kids Orchard Hills
5.0· 1 review11555 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 0Catalyst Kids Stonegate
100 Honors, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 1Catalyst Kids University Park
3.0· 1 review4572 Sandburg Way (Portable), Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Elahe Shariati
5.0· 16 reviewsIrvine, CA 92604 · address shared with families
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 4Haleh Manesh
4.9· 34 reviewsIrvine, CA 92620 · address shared with families
Takes infantsAccepts subsidyMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 2Iusd Early Childhood Learning Center
4.8· 33 reviewsOne Smoketree, Irvine, CA
Accepts subsidyMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1Kindercare Learning Center
4.4· 18 reviews1 Bear Paw, Irvine, CA
Infants onlyAccepts subsidyPre-KCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0U.C. Irvine-Extended Day Care Center
6537 Adobe Cir, Irvine, CA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
How this list is made: Irvine daycares whose California record says they accept child care subsidies, plus those that say they accept assistance. The California license list we load does not record subsidies, so here this list has daycares that say they accept child care assistance. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in Irvine, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center in Orange County, per week (2022)
- $394
- The Orange County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $300 a week.
- Preschool-age care at a center in Orange County, per week (2022)
- $254
- The Orange County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $279 a week.
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Irvine
- 1
Apply for assistance first
Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.
- 2
Ask about the copayment
Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.
- 3
Ask about open subsidy spots
Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
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Questions
Questions
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Irvine?
12 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Irvine. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
How do I apply for child care assistance in California?
Apply through California's subsidized child care programs, run by the California Department of Social Services. It is for families who meet certain income and eligibility criteria. Families on CalWORKs cash aid with age-eligible children qualify for CalWORKs child care. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.
Is there free daycare?
Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?
Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.
How does child care assistance work?
Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the California child care assistance office.
Can I get free daycare?
Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Are these daycares licensed in California?
Every listing here comes from the California child care license records.