Cal Poly Preschool Lab
Cal Poly Preschool Lab is a licensed child care center in San Luis Obispo, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. 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 28 centers in San Luis Obispo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Cal Poly Preschool Lab take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cal Poly Preschool Lab had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Cal Poly Preschool Lab compare with other daycares in San Luis Obispo?
It is tied for #1 of 28 centers in San Luis Obispo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Cal Poly Preschool Lab last inspected?
Nov 20, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cal Poly Preschool Lab cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cal Poly Preschool Lab for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes San Luis Obispo, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cal Poly Preschool Lab?
The licensee is California Polytechnical State University, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Clarkson.
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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 406213788 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.