Great Foundations Montessori-tustin · Preschool, Tustin
Great Foundations Montessori-tustin is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #14 of 39 centers in Tustin and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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out of 10 staff file reviewed did not have current mandated reporter training certificates.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Great Foundations Montessori-tustin take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Great Foundations Montessori-tustin had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Great Foundations Montessori-tustin?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Great Foundations Montessori-tustin compare with other daycares in Tustin?
It is tied for #14 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Great Foundations Montessori-tustin last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Great Foundations Montessori-tustin cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Great Foundations Montessori-tustin for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Tustin, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Great Foundations Montessori-tustin?
The licensee is La Petite Academy INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Fazreen Shariff.
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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 304371484 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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