Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool
Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool is a licensed child care center in Dunsmuir, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 #6 of 13 centers in Siskiyou County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one lead test results which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool compare with other daycares in Siskiyou County?
It is tied for #6 of 13 centers in Siskiyou County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool last inspected?
May 7, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Siskiyou County, which includes Dunsmuir, was $690 a month for preschoolers (about $870 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dunsmuir Elementary Preschool?
The licensee is Dunsmuir Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Herd, Helen (Principal).
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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 475404757 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.