Pleasant Hill · Licensed center
Fountainhead Montessori School-Pleasant Hill
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 99 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 12 licensing inspections since March 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Jan 14, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 27, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 12, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 26, 2023Nothing cited
Jun 21, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, on 3/7/23 C1 sustained head injury while playing in outdoor yard.S1,S2 were present but did not visually see incident happen.Lack of supervision resulted in child's head injury that required medical attention and failure to prevent imminent dangerous situation, not provide active 100% visual supervision posed an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care. Repeat violation within 12 months, civil penalty of $250 assessed today.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Jun 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 12, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 10, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, S1 left C1, C2 in Lake room alone. There was no one in the room and S1 did not hand them over to a staff person. This posed an immediate risk to safety of children.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Mar 22, 2023Nothing citedDeficiency Dismissed
- Feb 24, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 23, 2022Nothing cited
- Mar 16, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 12 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 100% of 89.
How all 89 Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 89 Bay Area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some100%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 4, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since March 2022 — 10 cited nothing · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, on 3/7/23 C1 sustained head injury while playing in outdoor yard.S1,S2 were present but did not visually see incident happen.Lack of supervision resulted in child's head injury that required medical attention and failure to prevent imminent dangerous situation, not provide active 100% visual supervision posed an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care. Repeat violation within 12 months, civil penalty of $250 assessed today.
· June 21, 2023
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Apr 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · April 6, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): Personal Rights: Staff covered day care child's face during nap time. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 06/04/2026 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) D.S. and N.R. conducted a subsequent inspection to deliver the findings to the above complaint allegation. LPAs met with facility director S.R. and explained the purpose the visit. LPAs conducted interviews, record reviews, and a facility observation on multiple visits. During last inspection visit relative documents were obtained. Complainant statement alleges that the staff covered day care child's face during nap time. Further investigation has been conducted. Due to conflicting information gathered, LPAs determined although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Facility Director S.R. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 21, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, on 3/7/23 C1 sustained head injury while playing in outdoor yard.S1,S2 were present but did not visually see incident happen.Lack of supervision resulted in child's head injury that required medical attention and failure to prevent imminent dangerous situation, not provide active 100% visual supervision posed an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care. Repeat violation within 12 months, civil penalty of $250 assessed today.
Request Denied
Apr 2023 Complaint 1 of 4 allegations substantiated
Complaint · April 13, 2023
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Personal Rights - Staff did not ensure that day care child's toileting and hygiene needs were met while in care
Unsubstantiated
- Care & Supervision: Staff did not properly supervise day care child(ren) while in care
- Personal Rights - Staff did not prevent day care child from bullying other day care child(ren) while in care.
- Personal rights - Staff encouraged day care child to not report incidents to their authorized representative
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type B
101223 Personal rights(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on investigation, on 3/28/23 C1 had frequent bowel movements while in care, used bathroom several times. S1, S2 stated they helped C1 few times, but were unaware clothes were soiled. Soiled clothes were noticed by parent at home and facility was notified. Staff stated they were unsure how many times C1 used bathroom or how many times staff provided help. Toilet chart shows the child used bathroom 2 times, although S1,S2 stated the child went more than 2 times. Photos of soiled clothes were provided as proof
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 10, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, S1 left C1, C2 in Lake room alone. There was no one in the room and S1 did not hand them over to a staff person. This posed an immediate risk to safety of children.
Request Denied
Mar 2023 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · March 21, 2023
CCR 101238(a) · Type B
101238 Building & Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors [...]. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per investigation, rodent and droppings were observed in Toddler Room on 3/17/23, 3/20, 3/21. Facility failed to close the room, staff cleaned droppings and equipment in the morning and children continued to have access to the room during this period. Exterminator service did not come in until today. This posed a potential risk to health/safety of children in care.
Request Denied
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 967-2655
- Address
- 1715 Oak Park Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, 94523
- License
- 073408897
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 11 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 3 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=2, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=4, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=2. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.