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ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool

100 Nyland Drive, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 · San Benito County
Child care center (preschool)

ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Juan Bautista, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 14 centers in San Benito County and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 96% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #9 of 14 centers in San Benito County
1 Type A citations
8 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
9 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 3, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 12, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 4
Records & paperwork 4
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 20, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Margarita Carrillo-Gaitan stated she will contact the district to either have the faucet in sink A capped off or replaced and understands if it is replaced, it must re-tested. Water faucet for sink A located in school kitchen, reported an ALE of 8.8 parts per billion. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2023
Type A Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a Lysol can on a teacher's desk accessible to children and a crate with several cans of Lysol and Clorox wipes next to the classroom sink/drinking fountain accessible to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2022
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a solid waste container without a tight-fitting lid in the playground with food and drink containers in it which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2022
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff 1 and 3 are missing LIC501 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child 4 and 5 are missing TB test results which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(6)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child 8 and 10 are missing a signed Admission Agreement which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child 1 is missing LIC627 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Child 5 is missing Health History form which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type B Dec 12, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(2)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a mop bucket in the playground full of water which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Janitor stated the bucket belongs to an outside janitorial service that was terminted in January 2022. He stated he is unsure if bucket had chemicals or not.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 22, 2013
Licensee Aromas San Juan Unified School District
Administrator Margarita Carrillo-gaitan
Phone (831) 623-4538
State facility # 354413128
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Common questions

Does ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 12, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool compare with other daycares in San Benito County?

It is tied for #9 of 14 centers in San Benito County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool last inspected?

Oct 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Benito County, which includes San Juan Bautista, was $899 a month for preschoolers (about $1,130 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs ASJUSD/San Juan Mi Escuelita Preschool?

The licensee is Aromas San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Margarita Carrillo-gaitan.

Licensed centers nearby

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 354413128 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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