Guiding Light Montessori, LLC
Guiding Light Montessori, LLC is a licensed child care center in Pleasant Hill, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met: 1 LPA observed outlet has been decommissioned and covered with tape and plastic. Licensee will submit a plan of correction and either permanently remove or replace outlet no later than 2/29/24 Per review,State Water Board report indicated there was at least one outlet that exceeded the Action Level established by the State for exposure. Faucet is located in the outdoor play ground, used for hosing down the play ground. This posed a potential risk. 8
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were 17 preschoolers in care which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of five files did not have a medical assessment which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Guiding Light Montessori, LLC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Guiding Light Montessori, LLC had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 8, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Guiding Light Montessori, LLC compare with other daycares in Pleasant Hill?
It is tied for #20 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill 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 Guiding Light Montessori, LLC last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Guiding Light Montessori, LLC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guiding Light Montessori, LLC 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 Guiding Light Montessori, LLC?
The licensee is Guiding Light Montessori, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jusinta Staley.
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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 073408911 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.