Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool
Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 39 centers in El Cajon and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on file review and interview with Staff #1, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #1 did not have Measles immunization information on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Facility was operating prior to approval of the license. This poses a potential health and safety risk to clients in care. cannot operate at this location until the license is approved by the Licensing Department.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool compare with other daycares in El Cajon?
It is tied for #17 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool last inspected?
May 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cajon Valley Madison Elementary State Preschool?
The licensee is Cajon Valley Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Stephanie Dodds.
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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 376105070 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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