Montessori Greenhouse Schools · Preschool, Garden Grove
Montessori Greenhouse Schools was a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 154 children. Its license closed around May 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times, investigated 1 complaint (1 substantiated) and issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C1 had an expired Epinephrine Auto-Injector which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101223(a)(1)(3) Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) to be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff… (3) to be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation… 1 Director Lambert stated she will conduct personal rights training with staff and provide proof of attendance, materials, and a delcaration of correction to the LPA by the due date accorded during the visit. Email was provided. Based on interviews the regulation was not met, which poses an immediate risk to the safety and personal rights of children. Staff and adults interviewed disclosed that C1 was handled roughly, children are disciplined by removal from the classroom, staff used intimidation/threats. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff handled a child roughly
Staff inappropriately disciplined a child
Staff intimidated a child.
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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 304371471 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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