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Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool

1965 Colfax Street, Concord, CA 94520 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Concord, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1975. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 4, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation found May 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 8, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. TODAY A REVIEW OF RECORDS REVEALED 2 STAFF MEMBERS, MS. CAROLYN AND MS. REBECCA DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF UP TO DATE FLU VACCINE
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2023
Type B Jun 8, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(c)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF RECORDS REVEALED 1 STAFF MEMBER'S MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED.
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 23, 1975
Licensee First Presbyterian Church
Administrator Robin Stearns
Phone (925) 676-6244
State facility # 070200266
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Concord?

It is tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool last inspected?

Aug 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Concord, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Beginnings & Beyond Montessori Christian Preschool?

The licensee is First Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Robin Stearns.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 070200266 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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