Mission Viejo Montessori · Infant Center, Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo Montessori is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
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101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director agreed to conduct a training for the staff in relation to Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision and will watch the Department Training video related to Providing Care and Supervision on the Department website at www.ccld.ca.gov. A sign in sheet will be provided to the Department related to the training discussion and the attendees by the due date 4/12/23. Based on LPA observation and statements, it was revealed that child (C1) was left alone on 3/23/2023 without any adult supervision inside the Butterfly classroom. The child was left unattended for about 3 - 5 minutes until parent of child (C1) arrived. 8
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Does Mission Viejo Montessori take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Mission Viejo Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 29, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mission Viejo Montessori compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is #17 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mission Viejo Montessori last inspected?
Mar 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mission Viejo Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mission Viejo 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 Viejo Montessori?
The licensee is Pacific Rim Education Holdco, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mirian Yanez.
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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 304371414 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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