Railroad Junction School
Railroad Junction School is a licensed child care center in Pittsburg, CA, licensed for up to 59 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 13 centers in Pittsburg and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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101215.1 Child Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties(d) The child care center director, or the substitute director as specified in (f) below, shall be on the premises during the hours the center is in operation[....] This requirement is not met by: 1 Licensee will send written plan and statement of understanding child care center director qualifications and duties. Licensee shall submit directors qualifications of substitute director to CCLD. Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, the facility did not have substitute director during today's visit and multiple occasions.This is a potiential risk to Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Railroad Junction School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Railroad Junction School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Railroad Junction School compare with other daycares in Pittsburg?
It is tied for #8 of 13 centers in Pittsburg by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Railroad Junction School last inspected?
Sep 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Railroad Junction School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Railroad Junction School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Pittsburg, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Railroad Junction School?
The licensee is Lalita Gupta, and the administrator listed with the state is Lalita Gupta.
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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 070212684 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.