Lighthouse Montessori School
Day Care Center · Closed · Licensed since May 1, 2013
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101216.3(a) (Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on interview with Director and staff, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. On the day of the incident (05/09/2024) staff, S2 left staff, S1 in the room alone with 19 children.) from 2024-06-27
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 A1
- Type B4
All violations
5 violations shown (2 outside lookback window)
Type A(1)
Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on interview with Director and staff, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. On the day of the incident (05/09/2024) staff, S2 left staff, S1 in the room alone with 19 children.
Type B(4)
Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan — Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Log shows that the last Fire Drill was conducted on 03/21/2024 which is not compliant with the six-month requirement for facilities. LPA reminded Owner that fire drills needs to be conducted every 6 months and documented.
Mandated reporter training — Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for staff S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Through file review, LPA observed that staff S2's Mandated Reporter Training is expired.
Reporting Requirements — An unusual incident that occurred on 05/09/2024 involving two staff (S1 and S2) arguing in front of children in care was not reported to Licensing within the required time frame. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Personal Rights — Based on interviews, staff stated that an unusual incident occurred on 05/09/2024 involving two staff (S1 and S2) in which they were arguing in front of children in care. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children 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 #434413552).