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District Office Preschool

9680 Citrus Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 · San Bernardino County
Child care center (preschool)

District Office Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fontana, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #40 of 53 centers in Fontana and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 77%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#40 of 53 centers in Fontana
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 27, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AJul 9, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) 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 Facility has began more frequent observations of the classroom, and spoke with the staff violating personal rights of children. Facility has also begun coaching the staff. Additionally, facility agrees to enroll staff in a training pertaining to how to properly care for children. Proof of enrollment is due interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. During staff interviews and LPA's own observation, LPA discovered that children's rights were being violated in more than one instance. This is an 8 by
Plan of correction due Jul 10, 2024
Type BMar 27, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 staff. There were two staff missing immunizations in their files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023
Type BMar 27, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff. There was one staff file missing mandated reporter training. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 5, 2009
LicenseeFontana Unified School District
AdministratorMaria Garces
Phone(909) 357-5143
State facility #364830879

Common questions

Does District Office Preschool take infants?

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

Has District Office Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 9, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does District Office Preschool compare with other daycares in Fontana?

It is #40 of 53 centers in Fontana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was District Office Preschool last inspected?

Sep 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does District Office Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask District Office Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Fontana, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs District Office Preschool?

The licensee is Fontana Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Garces.

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 364830879 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.