Starlight Montessori Preschool
Starlight Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Benicia, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on Director's (D1) interview and record review, D1 did not comply with the section cited above in as two staff did not provide a current mandated reporter training certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which S1 did not have a health screening, or TB test which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Starlight Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Starlight Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Starlight Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Feb 7, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Starlight Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Starlight Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Benicia, was $1,003 a month for preschoolers (about $1,270 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Starlight Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Parisa Kelly, and the administrator listed with the state is Parisa Kelly.
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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 483008883 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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