Empire Montessori Preschool · Pleasant Hill
Empire Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pleasant Hill, CA, licensed for up to 79 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Empire Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Empire Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Empire Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Empire Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Pleasant Hill?
It is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Empire Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Empire Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Empire Montessori 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 Empire Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Mountain View Two Investment Group LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Li Lin.
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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 073408293 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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