Mission Lutheran Preschool
Mission Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. 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 25 centers in Laguna Niguel and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Mission Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mission Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Mission Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Laguna Niguel?
It is tied for #1 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Mission Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Feb 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mission Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mission Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mission Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Mission Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Estanislau.
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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 300606456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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