Discovery Montessori · 25692 Crown Valley Parkway, #304371754, Ladera Ranch
Discovery Montessori is a licensed child care center in Ladera Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 132 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Has Discovery Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Discovery Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Ladera Ranch, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today), $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discovery Montessori?
The licensee is Discovery Montessori Ladera Ranch, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ildiko Horvath.
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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 304371754 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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