Cal Poly Child Care Center
Cal Poly Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Pomona, CA, licensed for up to 71 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 42 centers in Pomona and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on(record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: 1 Director will hold a staff meeting reviewing personal rights with staff. Director will provide LPA with agenda of meeting and sign in sheet of staff that attended. interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based interviewes C2 stated that S3 would grab and squeeze his arm when c2 was not following directions. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Cal Poly Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cal Poly Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Cal Poly Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Cal Poly Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Pomona?
It is tied for #29 of 42 centers in Pomona by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cal Poly Child Care Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Cal Poly Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cal Poly Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pomona, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cal Poly Child Care Center?
The licensee is California State Poly University, Pomona, and the administrator listed with the state is Celeste Salinas.
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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 191503823 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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