Mission Montessori · Infant Center, Mission Viejo
Mission Montessori is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2009. 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 33 centers in Mission Viejo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Mission Montessori take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Mission Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Mission Montessori compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #1 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Mission Montessori last inspected?
Feb 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mission Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mission Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mission Montessori?
The licensee is Montessori Enrichment Centers, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Hooper.
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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 304370505 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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