Daycares in Lake Forest, CA

All 52 licensed child care facilities in Lake Forest, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

52licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

77%with a clean record

12with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE TOO23311 MUIRLANDS	4.8★	None	105
2	BELLA MONTESSORI20602 PRISM PLACE	4.7★	None	150
3	ACE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL24602 RAYMOND WAY SUITE #1	4.6★	None	90
4	ALLEN, PATRICIA	4.6★	None	14
5	CORONADO, AZALEA	4.6★	None	14
6	DUENEZ, KARLA	4.6★	None	14
7	GRACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL26052 TRABUCO ROAD	4.6★	None	150
8	GUERRERO, LIDIA & EDNA	4.6★	None	14
9	LAKEVIEW LEARNING CENTER PRESCHOOL22921 RIDGE ROUTE	4.6★	None	42
10	MEJIA ROJAS, LILIA & MEJIA ROJAS, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
11	OJEDA, ANTONIA	4.6★	None	14
12	RANIERI, CHRISTINA	4.6★	None	14
13	RED APPLE PRESCHOOL, THE23532 EL TORO RD. SUITE #1	4.6★	None	30
14	WITH, SANDY	4.6★	None	14
15	ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL23262 EL TORO ROAD	4.6★	1	85
16	MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE INFANT CENTER24291 MUIRLANDS, SUITE 4	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	32
17	ALDANA, MARIA	4.6★	1	14
18	MILESTONES ACADEMY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC.23184 B EL TORO FRONTAGE ROAD	4.6★	None	20
19	MILESTONES ACADEMY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC.23184 EL TORO FRONTAGE ROAD	4.6★	None	44
20	MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE24291 MUIRLANDS, SUITES 1 & 2	4.6★	2 · 1 high-risk	77
21	ALVAREZ, DENISSE	4.5★	None	14
22	BELLA MONTESSORI20602 PRISM PLACE	4.5★	None	40
23	GODDARD SCHOOL, THE20455 ALTON PARKWAY	4.5★	None	40
24	GODDARD SCHOOL, THE20455 ALTON PARKWAY	4.5★	None	115
25	LAKE FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL25435 TRABUCO ROAD	4.5★	None	18
26	LAKE FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL25435 TRABUCO ROAD	4.5★	None	80
27	MILESTONES MONTESSORI OF LAKE FOREST23222 LAKE CENTER DRIVE	4.5★	None	24
28	MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HOUSE24601 RAYMOND WAY SUITE 8	4.5★	None	8
29	MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HOUSE24601 RAYMOND WAY	4.5★	None	52
30	WISER, SHAWNA	4.5★	None	14
31	YMCA-OXFORD LAKE FOREST22882 LOUMONT DRIVE	4.5★	None	140
32	MILESTONES MONTESSORI OF LAKE FOREST23222 LAKE CENTER DRIVE	4.5★	1	189
33	NEW THOUGHT MONTESSORI20651 LAKE FOREST DRIVE A101	4.5★	1	60
34	SOBHANI, MINOO	4.5★	1	14
35	ABEYSEKERA, UDENI	4.4★	None	14
36	CHILDREN'S COURTYARD, THE21772 LAKE FOREST DRIVE	4.4★	None	16
37	CHILDREN'S COURTYARD, THE21772 LAKE FOREST DRIVE	4.4★	None	134
38	EJTEHADI, ZAHRA	4.4★	None	14
39	FULBRIGHT MONTESSORI ACADEMY20411 JAMES BAY CIRCLE	4.4★	None	110
40	HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL29000 PORTOLA PARKWAY	4.4★	None	120
41	KIM, PETER KIM & CHO, SARAH	4.4★	None	14
42	MASTALI, MINA	4.4★	None	14
43	MONDINO, MENGDI	4.4★	None	14
44	NOORI, HOMEIRA	4.4★	None	14
45	REYES, MYRIAM	4.4★	None	14
46	SULLIVAN, MARILYN	4.4★	None	14
47	TRIANA, MARIA & URA, JULIE	4.4★	None	14
48	UTHAYAKUMAR, SUBA	4.4★	None	14
49	ZEIGHAMI, PEIMANEH & BEKR, ADAM	4.4★	None	14
50	BURDINA, SABINA	4.4★	1	14
51	HERITAGE HILL KINDERCARE21791 LAKE FOREST DRIVE	4.3★	None	108
52	JAVADIAGHDAM, MAHNAZ	4.3★	None	14

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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