Chapman Montessori School · Preschool, Garden Grove
Chapman Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Assistant Director provided an incompleted package for C1 and C5 LIC 700 ,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Chapman Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Chapman Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Chapman Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Chapman Montessori School compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #15 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Chapman Montessori School last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Chapman Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Chapman Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Chapman Montessori School?
The licensee is Chapman Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Nilmini Dahanayake.
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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 304371173 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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