El Camino Preschool
El Camino Preschool is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #12 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 persons had emergency medication on site that were expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does El Camino Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Camino Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does El Camino Preschool compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #12 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was El Camino Preschool last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does El Camino Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Camino Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs El Camino Preschool?
The licensee is Ecp-fm INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kristin Artery.
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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 376700119 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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