Moraga · Licensed center
Growing Light Montessori School of Moraga
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 20, 2024Nothing cited
- Dec 23, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2021 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Oct 2023 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · October 25, 2023
CCR 101215.1(d) · Type B
101215.1Child Care Center Directors 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 was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring there is a director on the premises during the hours the center is in operation. Based on information gathered, there were times when a director was not present at the facility.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 376-1751
- Address
- 1455 Saint Marys Rd, Moraga, 94556
- License
- 073408912
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. 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 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.