Heritage Montessori School · Costa Mesa
Heritage Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 90 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. 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 47 centers in Costa Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Heritage Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Heritage Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Heritage Montessori School compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Heritage Montessori School last inspected?
Jun 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Heritage Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Heritage Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Heritage Montessori School?
The licensee is Es Cal LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Samantha Tovar.
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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 304371528 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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