El Toyon State Preschool
El Toyon State Preschool is a licensed child care center in National City, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 15 centers in National City and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does El Toyon State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Toyon State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does El Toyon State Preschool compare with other daycares in National City?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in National City by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was El Toyon State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does El Toyon State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Toyon State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes National City, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs El Toyon State Preschool?
The licensee is National School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Linnette Castaneda.
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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 370806343 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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