Covina Educational Center State Preschool
Covina Educational Center State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 23 centers in Covina and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on LPAs observation and Director disclosure the self-closing latch on entrance gate is not working properly. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on records review of staff #1, 2, 6 and 7 files were missing Immunization records. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on records review of staff #1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 files were missing Health Screening Report-Faciity Personnel LIC 503. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on LPAs inspection on this date and director disclosure staff files are not maintained at the child care center, and staff #7 file was not available for review. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
In review of medication bin LPA observed Child #1 Reagent Strips for urinalysis expired 02/28/23 and Level 3 Control Solution-One touch Verio expired 05/23 (pictures were taken). This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Covina Educational Center State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Covina Educational Center State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Covina Educational Center State Preschool compare with other daycares in Covina?
It is #13 of 23 centers in Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Covina Educational Center State Preschool last inspected?
Jun 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Covina Educational Center State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Covina Educational Center State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Covina Educational Center State Preschool?
The licensee is Covina Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Burgueno.
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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 198015614 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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