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Montessori Greenhouse Schools · Preschool, Garden Grove

5856 Belgrave Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92845 · Orange County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of May 20, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

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.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
4 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Jul 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 5, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citation May 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 9, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2025
Type A Jan 26, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)(3)
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
Plan of correction due Jan 29, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jan 26, 2024 Complaint investigation received Oct 31, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff handled a child roughly
Staff inappropriately disciplined a child
Staff intimidated a child.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 154 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Feb 26, 2021
Closed May 20, 2026
Licensee Pacific Rim Education Opco1b LLC.
Last administrator Heather Lambert
State facility # 304371471

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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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