Stratford School

29028 Aloma Avenue, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 · Orange County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Part of Stratford School · 25 California locations

Stratford School is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 2, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity92 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceDec 30, 2024

LicenseeStratford Schools, INC.

AdministratorCheryl Molenkamp

Phone(408) 507-0174

State facility #304371718

Other licenses at this address

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Common questions

Has Stratford School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Stratford School last inspected?

Dec 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stratford School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stratford School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, 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 Stratford School?

The licensee is Stratford Schools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cheryl Molenkamp.

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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 304371718 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.