Ivycrest Montessori
Ivycrest Montessori is a licensed child care center in Yorba Linda, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 5). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Staff witnessed Staff 1 and Staff 2 yell and raise their voice and be mad at children. Child would lean back or cry. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Director stated they will provide LPA with an action plan and staff training to ensure children's personal rights. Staff 6 stated they were yelled by staff 2 in front of the children. Staff 3 stated they witnessed Staff 2 yelling at staff 6. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Director stated they will provide LPA with an action plan and procedure in order to make sure teacher aides are not left alone with children. Staff stated they witnessed staff 12 who is an aide, by left alone with children without the supervision of a lead teacher. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, there were 13 children with 1 staff in room #3 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101230 Activities (b)All children shall be given an opportunity to nap or rest without distraction...(3) No child shall be forced to stay awake or to stay in the napping area longer than the normal napping period. This requirement was not met evidence by: 1 Director stated staff will provide quiet activities to children who don't want to nap and if weather permit staff will take the children outside for activities. Based on interviews conducted by LPA, it was determined that the children stayed on their cots during the duration of nap times 12:00pm to 2:30pm. This is a potential Health and Safety risk to the children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
(1) Staff speak inappropriately towards day care children
(2) Staff yelled at staff in the presence of day care children
(3) Unqualified staff being left alone with day care children
(4) Lead teachers leaving unqualified staff out of ratio
Staff are forcing day-care children to nap.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ivycrest Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ivycrest Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 21, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ivycrest Montessori?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ivycrest Montessori compare with other daycares in Yorba Linda?
It is #21 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ivycrest Montessori last inspected?
May 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ivycrest Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ivycrest Montessori 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 Ivycrest Montessori?
The licensee is Power Of 3 INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Oh.
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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 304371459 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.