Daycares in Lake Forest, California

51 facilitiesAvg score: 90.1

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

46 of 51 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

46 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 10, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Lake Forest currently has 51 tracked providers. 46 have inspection history, 46 appear active, and 73% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 10, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (51)Centers (26)Home (25)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

FULBRIGHT MONTESSORI ACADEMY

20411 JAMES BAY CIRCLE

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 135SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

29000 PORTOLA PARKWAY

No violationsCapacity: 120DAY CARE CENTER
A

MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HOUSE

24601 RAYMOND WAY

No violationsCapacity: 52DAY CARE CENTER
A

YMCA-OXFORD LAKE FOREST

22882 LOUMONT DRIVE

No violationsCapacity: 140SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

O.C.S.B.A. CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

23302 EL TORO ROAD

INACTIVE
No violationsCapacity: 14SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

GRACE THERAPIES - CORPORATE SPONSORED CHILDCARE

22722 LAMBERT STREET STE 1712

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 6SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

MILESTONES MONTESSORI OF LAKE FOREST

23222 LAKE CENTER DRIVE

1 violationCapacity: 24INFANT CENTER
A

GODDARD SCHOOL, THE

20455 ALTON PARKWAY

3 violationsCapacity: 40INFANT CENTER
A

ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL

23262 EL TORO ROAD

3 violationsCapacity: 85DAY CARE CENTER
A

GRACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

26052 TRABUCO ROAD

3 violationsCapacity: 150DAY CARE CENTER
A

LAKEVIEW LEARNING CENTER PRESCHOOL

22921 RIDGE ROUTE

3 violationsCapacity: 42DAY CARE CENTER
A

BELLA MONTESSORI

20602 PRISM PLACE

4 violationsCapacity: 40INFANT CENTER
A

RED APPLE PRESCHOOL, THE

23532 EL TORO RD. SUITE #1

12 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
B

MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE INFANT CENTER

24291 MUIRLANDS, SUITE 4

7 violationsCapacity: 32INFANT CENTER
B

HERITAGE HILL KINDERCARE

21791 LAKE FOREST DRIVE

Accredited
15 violationsCapacity: 108SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
C

MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE TOO

23311 MUIRLANDS

7 violationsCapacity: 105DAY CARE CENTER
D

CHILDREN'S COURTYARD, THE

21772 LAKE FOREST DRIVE

30 violationsCapacity: 16INFANT CENTER
D

MONTESSORI ON THE LAKE

24291 MUIRLANDS, SUITES 1 & 2

20 violationsCapacity: 77DAY CARE CENTER
D

MILESTONES ACADEMY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC.

23184 EL TORO FRONTAGE ROAD

32 violationsCapacity: 44DAY CARE CENTER
D

LAKE FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL

25435 TRABUCO ROAD

21 violationsCapacity: 18INFANT CENTER

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