Cornerstone Preschool
Cornerstone Preschool is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #13 of 49 centers in Whittier and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 water lead tesings which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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Common questions
Does Cornerstone Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Cornerstone Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Cornerstone Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Cornerstone Preschool compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #13 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Cornerstone Preschool last inspected?
Feb 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cornerstone Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cornerstone Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cornerstone Preschool?
The licensee is Cornerstone Preschool LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lupe Garcia.
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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 198016845 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.