No violations were cited in California licensing visits since 2022.
What parents say online, cameras, food and extra costs, tuition, teacher turnover, your drop-off and pick-up traffic, plus the full record — researched, reviewed by a person, delivered by email.
| Visits | Count | Type A | Type B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensing inspections | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other (follow-up, case management) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.
| Closed | Substantiated | Inconclusive | Unfounded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.
| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Licensing inspection |
9 answers need research — reviews, parent groups, the program’s website and traffic data. The report finds them for Pillars Academy.
Unlock — $12“Public record” rows come from state datasets. Missing information never means there is no issue.
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Unlock in the reportHistorical traffic at opening and closing, from every direction.
Unlock in the report| No citations |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Verified |
| May 27, 2025 | Complaint investigation visit | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Licensing inspection | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| May 9, 2024 | Licensing inspection | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Other visit (follow-up or case management) | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Licensing inspection | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
Facilities are grouped under one operator when their published legal names match exactly after normalization (exact normalized legal name). Parent company: not verified.
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Minds Children's House Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 156 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Appletree Montessori Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 109 | No records | — | 0.8 km |
| Happy Minds Kids Academy Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 116 | No records | — | 0.8 km |
| Happy Minds Kids Academy Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 38 | No records | — | 0.8 km |
| Laguna Parent Participation Preschool Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 45 | No records | — | 0.9 km |
| Village Montessori Center Mission Viejo, 92691 | Child care center | — | 76 | No records | — | 1.5 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA | 304270640 | name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CDSS CCL Facility Map CA | 304270640 | location Coordinates published by CDSS for this facility number. | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 304270640 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | May 7, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 304270640 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | May 27, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 304270640 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Apr 23, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 304270640 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | May 9, 2024 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 304270640 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #304270640 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Feb 13, 2023 | Nov 6, 2026 |
Sources: CA CCLD Child Care Centers, CDSS CCL Facility Map. Missing data never means no issue exists. Report a correction.