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Childcare · Irvine

Programs

Programs for every age and every shift.

Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age kids share one warm home. Choose days, evenings, overnights, or a mix that fits your work. The weekly rate is the same whether your child comes by day or sleeps over at night.

Daytime Morning to evening Our daytime routine runs from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm, with learning, outdoor play, meals, and naps.
Evenings After 6:30 pm Supper, homework help, and a calm wind-down for children picked up before bedtime.
Overnights Sleepovers Drop off when your shift starts, even as early as 6 pm, and pick up the next morning.

Each day of care covers up to 10 hours, or one overnight sleepover. Extra hours are $15 an hour. See all prices

Baby drinking from a bottle Infants · From 3 months until solid foods

Stardust

Gentle, unhurried days for our youngest babies, from 3 months old until they begin eating solid foods. Every day follows your baby's own feeding and sleep rhythm.

$365/week full-time $250/week part-time (3 days or nights) Parents provide breast milk or formula.

What's included

  • Feeding and naps on your baby's own schedule, written in a care plan you sign
  • Every baby is held for every bottle
  • Safe sleep every time: on the back, in their own crib, with nothing else inside
  • Tummy time, board books, songs, and lots of talking and cuddling
  • A daily app report on bottles, naps, and diapers, plus a photo

You provide: breast milk or formula, labeled bottles, diapers, wipes, and two changes of clothes.

Baby in a high chair eating finger food Babies · About 7 to 12 months

Moonbeams

Babies discover food. They move from smooth purées to lumpy textures, chopped foods, and soft finger foods as they learn to chew and feed themselves.

$400/week with our foods $365/week if you send all your baby's food Part-time: $275 with our foods, $250 if you send food Parents provide breast milk or formula.

What's included

  • New foods introduced one at a time, at your baby's pace and with your doctor's OK
  • Purées, mashed and chopped foods, and soft finger foods made fresh
  • Self-feeding practice in a high chair at our table
  • A safe space for crawling, pulling up, and first steps
  • Songs, books, and simple baby signs like "more" and "all done"

You provide: breast milk or formula, labeled bottles, diapers, wipes, and two changes of clothes.

Toddler eating with a spoon at the table Young toddlers · 12 to 18 months

Twinkles

Little ones move away from formula and bottles, join our family-style meals, and begin eating a wide variety of table foods.

$390/week with meals $355/week if you send your child's food Part-time: $270 with meals, $245 if you send food

What's included

  • Moving from bottles to cups, as a team with your family
  • Family-style meals with whole milk and a wide variety of table foods
  • Walking, climbing, push toys, and outdoor play every day
  • First words, songs, finger plays, and picture books
  • Naps in their own safe crib or cot

You provide: diapers, wipes, and two changes of clothes.

Toddler playing with an alphabet puzzle Toddlers · 18 months to 3 years

Comets

Busy explorers learning words, feelings, and independence.

$375/week with meals $340/week if you send your child's food Part-time: $255 with meals, $230 if you send food

What's included

  • Help with big feelings: naming them, taking turns, and using gentle hands
  • Potty training as a team with your family, at your child's pace
  • Sensory play, blocks, a pretend kitchen, music, and movement
  • First flash cards: colors, shapes, animals, and everyday words
  • Family-style meals where toddlers practice scooping and pouring

You provide: diapers or pull-ups, wipes, and a change of clothes.

Two young girls reading books Preschool · 3 to 5 years

Rockets

Getting ready for kindergarten through play, practice, and friendship.

$360/week with meals $325/week if you send your child's food Part-time: $245 with meals, $220 if you send food

What's included

  • Kindergarten readiness: letters, sounds, numbers, and writing their name
  • Flash cards and writing practice every day
  • Yoga, breathing, and a daily feelings check-in
  • Little Chefs cooking day, garden jobs, art, music, and dancing
  • Puzzles and LEGO building
  • TK and Pre-K wrap-around: we can pick up your 4- or 5-year-old when the public TK or Pre-K day ends
Children doing homework at a table School-age · 5 to 12 years

Orbit Club

After-school care with school pick-up, homework help, and fun, plus full days on school breaks and all summer.

$165/week after school School breaks and summer: $360/week with meals, $325 if you send food After-school drop-in with pick-up: $45 a day

What's included

  • Pick-up from [nearby school, such as Portola Springs Elementary] by a cleared adult on our team
  • A healthy snack as soon as they arrive
  • Homework help at a quiet table, then reading time
  • Games, outdoor play, art projects, LEGO, and the garden
  • Minimum days are included
  • Summer field trips: beaches, farms, petting zoos, farmers markets, museums, and nature centers
Child sleeping peacefully under a blanket Evenings & overnights · All ages

Moonlight

A calm evening and a good night's sleep while you work. Overnight means a sleepover: your child goes to bed here and goes home with you in the morning.

Same weekly rates as daytime care 5 nights a week costs the same as full-time days for your child's age. 3 nights costs the same as part-time. Single night when space allows: $95 with meals, $88 if you send food

What's included

  • Drop off whenever your evening or night shift begins, even as early as 6 pm
  • Supper, a bedtime snack, and breakfast before pick-up (babies have the breast milk or formula you provide)
  • A calm bedtime: pajamas, teeth, stories, and lights out
  • We stay awake whenever any child is awake, with doors open and a video-and-audio monitor on
  • Pick up the next morning after your shift. Each stay is shorter than 24 hours, as California family child care rules require.

You provide: pajamas, a toothbrush, and a comfort item. We supply clean bedding.

Built for shift workers

How working families mix and match.

Nurses at UCI Health, Hoag, and Kaiser, first responders, and hotel and airport staff all work hours that most childcare doesn't cover. These are examples, and we'll build a plan around your real schedule.

Night-shift nurse, three nights a week

A 4-year-old sleeps over three nights a week, with supper and breakfast included.

$245 a week

Day shift that sometimes runs late

A 2-year-old comes full-time, with extra hours only on the days you need them.

$375 a week, plus $15 an hour for extra time

School-age child, parent on a swing shift

Orbit Club after school, then supper and homework in the evening.

$165 a week, plus $15 an hour after 6:30 pm

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