Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs · 950 Tomato Springs, Irvine
Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 192 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs last inspected?
Apr 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Spectrum Montessori at Portola Springs?
The licensee is Es Cal LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Lafranchi.
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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 304371639 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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