Guidepost Montessori at Alicia
Guidepost Montessori at Alicia is a licensed child care center in Laguna Hills, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Laguna Hills and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Guidepost Montessori at Alicia take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Guidepost Montessori at Alicia had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Guidepost Montessori at Alicia compare with other daycares in Laguna Hills?
It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Laguna Hills by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Guidepost Montessori at Alicia last inspected?
Dec 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Guidepost Montessori at Alicia cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guidepost Montessori at Alicia for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Hills, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Guidepost Montessori at Alicia?
The licensee is Guidepost A LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ariana Manzo.
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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 304371592 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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