Heritage Montessori School · Lake Forest
Heritage Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Lake Forest, CA, licensed for up to 120 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. 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 22 centers in Lake Forest 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.
Have there been complaints about Heritage Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Heritage Montessori School compare with other daycares in Lake Forest?
It is tied for #1 of 22 centers in Lake Forest by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Heritage Montessori School last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. 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 Lake Forest, 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 Gabreila Sergi.
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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 304371529 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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