Ohana Montessori
Ohana Montessori is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 6). All 6 came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Director stated she is no longer comingling the children. Director will submit the Plan of Correction by
Director stated she is no longer comingling the children. Director will submit the Plan of Correction by
LPA Two out of two staff disclosed that for a time the sleeping area was not physically separate from the activity space.
LPA Two out of two staff disclosed that for a time the sleeping area was not physically separate from the activity space.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 staff did not have a current mandated reporter training certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 aide was supervising 3 infants alone due to Lead teacher being out for the day which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are not keeping the sleeping area for infants physically separate from the indoor activity space.
Staff are commingling infants and preschool children.
Staff are not keeping the sleeping area for infants physically separate from the indoor activity space.
Staff are commingling infants and preschool children.
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About this center
Common questions
Has Ohana Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 6, 2026, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ohana Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Ohana Montessori last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Ohana Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ohana Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today), $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ohana Montessori?
The licensee is Mt Mont INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Christine Hagerup.
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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 304371739 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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