Children's Lighthouse Learning Center · Preschool, Murrieta
Children's Lighthouse Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #31 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs...Supervision shall include visual observation. This evidence was not met as evidence by... 1 Director stated they have been making ongoing corrections. Director has since spoken and repremanded S1 and have been having onging trainings with S1 throughout a four week span. Based on confidential interviews,S1 failed to meet supervision requirements, resulting in leaving C1 unatteneded inside of the classroom for approximately 3 to 7 minutes. 8
Based on observation and interview S1 violated the personal rights of C1 by restraining them and tapping C1 on their mouth during nap time. This poses potential health and saftey risk to children in care.
The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs...Supervision shall include visual observation. This evidence was not met as evidence by... 1 Owner stated, they have begun making changes and conducting trainings individually and collectively to prevent supervision issues in the future. Owner stated, names to faces will now be conducted on procare to ensure documentation is logged accurately. Based on confidential interviews,S1 failed to meet supervision requirements, resulting in leaving C1 unatteneded on the playground for approximately five minutes. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, where two of eight staff files had either, expired or no record of current mandated reporter availbale for review during inspection. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where neither the opener or closer of the facility, has a current CPR and First Aid certification available for review during inspection/on file. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the Director did not report an incident to CCL in a timely manner. Where a child was left alone on the playground, during a transition on 1/18/24. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
C1 was left briefly alone outside the facility without being escorted 1 An in-service meeting was held on 04/19/22 with signed itinerary regarding pick-up of children upon parental arrival. by staff to parent's vehicle.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff #1, #2 and #3 do not have current influezna vaccinations or written declination of the flu shot in their files. This 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 in which staff #2 and #3 are missing LIC 503 (Health Screening Report with TB test clearances. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Day care child was not properly supervised while in care.
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Common questions
Does Children's Lighthouse Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Lighthouse Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 25, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Lighthouse Learning Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Lighthouse Learning Center compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #31 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% 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 $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 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 334842338 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.