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Children's Lighthouse Learning Center · Preschool, Murrieta

23656 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA 92562 · Riverside County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

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

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #31 of 32 centers in Murrieta
1Type A citations
8Type B citations
4Inspections
2 of 6Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 20 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 26, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 26, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJan 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 9, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision3
Training & qualifications3
Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 7, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Aug 11, 2025
Type BOct 4, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type BAug 30, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Sep 13, 2024
Type BJul 9, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024
Type BJul 9, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2024
Type BJul 9, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024
Type AApr 25, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 25, 2022
Type BFeb 9, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 23, 2022
Type BFeb 9, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Mar 8, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 15, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 22, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 21, 2024
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
Not substantiatedNov 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Sep 18, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 12, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 13, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 17, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Feb 21, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 19, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Day care child was not properly supervised while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 12, 2014
LicenseeLighthouse Education Group
AdministratorMichelle Rubalcaba
Phone(951) 600-9395
State facility #334842338

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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.

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 334842338 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.