Child care center and infant center · Mission Viejo, California
Mission Montessori
Mission Viejo · Licensed for 135 children · licensed since 2009
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 2009. No serious violations in 3 state visits to its center licence.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 304370504, first issued May 4, 2009. It holds 2 licences in all. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
3 state visits on file for licence 304370504, with no Type A finding and no Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 135 children at once under the licences. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 10 public and charter campuses in Mission Viejo have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (949) 582-3956 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Mission Montessori?
Two licences: a child care center for 112 children and an infant center for 23.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 304370504
Licensed for 112 children since 2009: 3 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity112 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedMay 4, 2009When this licence was issued
- State visits on file3Latest recorded visit: February 12, 2026
- Type A findings0Across 3 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 3 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 304370504 ↗
Infant Center, licence 304370505
Licensed for 23 children since 2009: 3 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity23 children
- First licensedJuly 6, 2009When this licence was issued
- State visits on file3Latest recorded visit: February 12, 2026
- Type A findings0Across 3 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 3 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 304370505 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types, licence 304370504
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 0
Visit dates and visit types, licence 304370505
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 0
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Bathgate Elementary1.3 mi · Capistrano Unified
- Chaparral Elementary1.6 mi · Capistrano Unified
- Marian Bergeson Elementary1.7 mi · Capistrano Unified
2 more nearby
- Ladera Ranch Elementary1.7 mi · Capistrano Unified
- Oso Grande Elementary1.9 mi · Capistrano Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Mission Montessori, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 135 children across two licences (112 child care, 23 infant): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 26763 Plaza Drive, Mission Viejo 92691
- Phone
- (949) 582-3956
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center + Infant Center
- Licence numbers
- 304370504 · 304370505
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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