Discoveryland Preschool · Preschool, Pleasant Hill
Discoveryland Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pleasant Hill, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited. Newly hired staff JIN LUCAS has been working since Feb 2023 providing care for children was not associated to the license. Two staff LORI RANNEY and CARMELIZA ENCARNACION worked under previous ownership but their clearances were not transferred to the new license. Type A is cited with $500 civil penalty for Jin Lucas ($100/day for 5 days) as this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee, Nichelle stated she is unaware of the mandatory requirement and facility has not conducted water test for lead exposure. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Discoveryland Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discoveryland Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 17, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Discoveryland Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discoveryland Preschool compare with other daycares in Pleasant Hill?
It is tied for #17 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discoveryland Preschool last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discoveryland Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discoveryland Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Pleasant Hill, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discoveryland Preschool?
The licensee is A Child's Heart, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nichelle James-st.helen.
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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 073408920 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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