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Castaic Community Preschool

28900 Hillcrest, Castaic, CA 91384 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Castaic Community Preschool is a licensed child care center in Castaic, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 10 centers in Castaic and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #5 of 10 centers in Castaic
1Type A citations
5Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 1, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 20, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 12, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Background checks1
Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 20, 2025InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S4 did not have criminal record clearance and was observed working in the faclity during the inspection and was not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 21, 2025
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1-S4 did not have immunization records to view during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2025
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1-S4 did not have CPR with the proper vendor during inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2025
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Based on observation interview record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in teachers transcripts were not available to view during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2025
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there is not a designated site supervisor qualified on site during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 17, 2025
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionOther standards
Current roster of children provided care in facility required §1596.841
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the child/parent roster which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 6, 2000
LicenseeCastaic Union School District
AdministratorJessica Pollock
Phone(661) 257-4550
State facility #197407737

Common questions

Does Castaic Community Preschool take infants?

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

Has Castaic Community Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 20, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Castaic Community Preschool compare with other daycares in Castaic?

It is tied for #5 of 10 centers in Castaic by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Castaic Community Preschool last inspected?

Sep 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Castaic Community Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Castaic Community Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Castaic, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Castaic Community Preschool?

The licensee is Castaic Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Pollock.

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 197407737 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.