Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School
Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Yorba Linda, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 6). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #28 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 1 Madison Dow did not have a fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 2 children in the preschool comingled with the toddler option children at drop off which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, during outdoor drop-off, there were 28 children and 2 staff at the playground leaving the class out of ratio which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were 7 children and 1 staff in the toddler playground leaving the class out of ratio which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 staff did not have criminal background clearance prior to initial presence at the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, iinterview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Toddlers from the Toddler Component were napping with the Twos class.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 15, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School compare with other daycares in Yorba Linda?
It is #28 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School last inspected?
Apr 15, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Yorba Linda, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Enchanted Castle Pine Tree Montessori School?
The licensee is Little Owl Preschool 1 LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Solorio.
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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 304371286 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.