Lil' Lighthouse Preschool
Lil' Lighthouse Preschool is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #26 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, 6 of 6 interviewed staff admitted C1 wandered away from the facility into a parking lot building. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care..
About this center
Common questions
Does Lil' Lighthouse Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lil' Lighthouse Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 14, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Lil' Lighthouse Preschool compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #26 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lil' Lighthouse Preschool last inspected?
Jul 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lil' Lighthouse Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lil' Lighthouse Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lil' Lighthouse Preschool?
The licensee is Lighthouse Coastal Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Marge Menashe.
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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 304370255 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.