Bright Star Montessori Preschool
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Oct 8, 2019
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101238(g) +1 more (Buildings and Grounds — Based on observation during the facility tour, LPA found multiple "Lysol" disinfectant sprays in the 4-4.5 year old classroom. These items were not behind a lock or a latch and were kept in a cabinet which was easily accessible for the age group of children in the classroom. Additionally, there is a classroom which is not in use by children, but children go into to wash their hands. LPA found screws and a screw driver in reach of children. This all poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2024-07-09
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.
- Type A2
- Type B3
All violations
5 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)
Type A(2)
Buildings and Grounds — Based on observation during the facility tour, LPA found multiple "Lysol" disinfectant sprays in the 4-4.5 year old classroom. These items were not behind a lock or a latch and were kept in a cabinet which was easily accessible for the age group of children in the classroom. Additionally, there is a classroom which is not in use by children, but children go into to wash their hands. LPA found screws and a screw driver in reach of children. This all poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Wading Pools — Based on observation during the tour of the outdoor area, LPA observed 5 wading pools with at least 3 wading pools that still had a few inches of water left in them. Site director stated Tuesdays are their "water play" days and she typically goes out afterwards to empty the wading pools and also put them away. Due to all 3 classrooms having exit doors that lead directly to this area of the facility, this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Children were having lunch during the time LPA found the water in the wading pools.
Type B(3)
Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies — Based on observation LPA observed multiple trash cans in all 3 rooms without lids on them. One trash can had a regular sized "Coppertone" sun screen tube thrown into it, and another trash can had food that was bitten/not eaten in it. All 3 classrooms were observed without lids on their trash cans, with food in them and/or other items. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mandated reporter training — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 4 staff did not have their Mandated Reporter Training (MRT) for "Child Care Providers" updated and on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personnel Records — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 4 staff did not have proof of TB on file during file review. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›
California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.
🔴 Serious concerns — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
- A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟡 Watch carefully — any of:
- A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟢 Clean
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A moves a facility to Serious concerns, matching CCLD's own grading directly.
Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #364845662).