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California · Lake Forest · 92630

Ace Montessori Preschool

24602 Raymond Way Suite #1, Lake Forest, CA 92630 · Orange County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Nov 30, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Ace Montessori Preschool was a licensed child care center in Lake Forest, CA, licensed for up to 90 children. Its license closed around November 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, and issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 16, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundOct 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 16, 2025InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not complete lead testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 13, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 13, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJun 10, 2013
ClosedNov 30, 2025
LicenseeDharmendra Pal
Last administratorDharmendra Pal
State facility #304370845

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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 304370845 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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