Dove Day School
Dove Day School is a licensed child care center in San Dimas, CA, licensed for up to 85 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, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 19 centers in San Dimas and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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LPAs own observations and interviews conducted, the facility has insects such as cockroaches, ants and spiders. Pest control services are conducted once a month for minor services. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Director states will submit to the Department, full detailed documents from the pest control as to what will be done and will request for pest control to do major services twice a year.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Physical Plant- Staff did not keep facility free of insects.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Dove Day School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Dove Day School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 17, 2025, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Dove Day School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Dove Day School compare with other daycares in San Dimas?
It is #11 of 19 centers in San Dimas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dove Day School last inspected?
Jan 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dove Day School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dove Day School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Dimas, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dove Day School?
The licensee is Educational Programs, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Leticia Alvarado.
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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 198016681 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.