Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary
Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 39 centers in El Cajon and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary compare with other daycares in El Cajon?
It is tied for #1 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary last inspected?
Aug 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cajon Valley State Preschool - Rios Elementary 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 State Preschool - Rios Elementary?
The licensee is Cajon Valley Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Virginia Pinkerton.
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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 376600287 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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