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Montessori Harbor Mesa School · School-Age Program, Costa Mesa

3025 Deodar Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 · Orange County
ClosedSchool-age child care center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Dec 2, 2021. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Montessori Harbor Mesa School was a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 15 children. Its license closed around December 2021. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2Type A citations
1Type B citations
0Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 5, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 5, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios2
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 5, 2021Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on the interviews with staff, parents, and children,and the physical plant inspections, 1 The LPA discussed a correction for this violation with owner/director. They stated they will email the LPA a detailed plan for how supervision of children will be maintained by staff at the facility at all times. This plan will be emailed to LPA by 10/5/21. Title 22 regulation section related to this violation was provided and reviewed. LPA has determined that children were not supervised correctly on the date 8/3/21 at approximately 1pm on the outdoor play yard, which led to an innappropriate interaction between 3 children. This is an immediate threat to the children's health and safety.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2021
Type AOct 5, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-Child Ratio §101516.5(b)(1)
Based on LPAs observation of the classroom and census taken, it was determined that one teacher was supervising 15 school age children. This was observed to occur during the inspection by LPA on the morning of 10/5. 1 The LPA discussed a correction for this violation with owner/director. They stated they will email the LPA a detailed plan for how supervision of children and teacher to child ratio will be maintained by staff at the facility at all times. This plan will be emailed to LPA by 10/5/21. Title 22 regulation section related to this violation was provided and reviewed. This is an immediate threat to the health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2021
Type BOct 5, 2021Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(g)
Based on the interviews with staff, parents, and children,and the physical plant inspection, 1 The LPA discussed a correction for this violation with owner/director. They stated they will email the LPA a detailed plan for how supervision of children will be maintained by staff at the facility at all times. This plan will be emailed to LPA by 10/12/21. LPA has determined that children were not supervised correctly on the date 8/3/21 at approximately 1pm on the outdoor play yard, which led to an innappropriate interaction between 3 children. It was further determined that a staff #4 was performing house keeping duties at that time. This is a potential threat to the children's health and safety.
Plan of correction due Oct 12, 2021

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedOct 5, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 9, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Lack of Supervision
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity15 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJul 23, 2020
ClosedDec 2, 2021
LicenseeMontessori Harbor Mesa School
Last administratorGuiliana De Frenza
State facility #304371432

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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 304371432 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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