Shining Light Preschool
Shining Light Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pleasanton, CA, licensed for up to 76 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. 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 33 centers in Pleasanton and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Shining Light Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shining Light Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Shining Light Preschool compare with other daycares in Pleasanton?
It is tied for #1 of 33 centers in Pleasanton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Shining Light Preschool last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shining Light Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Light Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Pleasanton, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shining Light Preschool?
The licensee is Valley Community Church Of Pleasanton, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelly McIntosh.
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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 013413946 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.