Children's Lighthouse Learning Center
Children's Lighthouse Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 out of three staff obtained a current mandated reporter certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C5 did not have a signed and dated LIC627 consent for emergency medical treatment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, observations, the facility did not ensure the play equipment (trolley) in the school age playground was in good condition. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Play equipment is in disrepair.
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Common questions
Does Children's Lighthouse Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Lighthouse Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Lighthouse Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Lighthouse Learning Center compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #16 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Lighthouse Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Lighthouse Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Lighthouse Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Lighthouse Learning Center?
The licensee is Lighthouse Education Group, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Rubalcaba.
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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 334842337 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.