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The Fundamentals Preschool Academy · Preschool, San Bernardino

2424 Kendall Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92407 · San Bernardino County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

The Fundamentals Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in San Bernardino, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #53 of 71 centers in San Bernardino and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #53 of 71 centers in San Bernardino
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 13, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 13, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMar 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citationFeb 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citationDec 9, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 6, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 13, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2025Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(b)(7)
(b) Admission agreements shall specify the following: (7) Conditions under which the agreement may be terminated. 1 Director will provide proof of completion to LPA Ali.
Plan of correction due Mar 25, 2025
Type BDec 9, 2021Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Staff allowed the 1 Staff met and decided they would update their admission agreement to include the 2 week trial period upon enrollment and add a sentence that states if the behavior threatens the health and safety of staff and/or 2 children to sit together again the day after they had a physical altercation the prior day which led to a second altercation which led to child #1 sustaining an injury. 8 other children services will be terminated.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2021
Type BOct 6, 2021Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Staff cleaned the area rug with a bleach solution that caused damage to child #1s pants when he sat in the un-dried area and when Staff made a demeaning comment about child #1 in his presence and to his parent.
Plan of correction due Oct 8, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 14, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 3, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedDec 9, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 6, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Personal rights: Facility staff did not protect a daycare child from hazardous cleaning solutions A daycare child's clothing was damaged by hazardous cleaning solutions. Facility staff spoke in a demeaning way about a child in the child’s presences
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity45 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 27, 2006
LicenseeFundamentals Preschool Academy, INC., The
AdministratorEvelyn Chinchilla
Phone(909) 887-1150
State facility #364817412

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does The Fundamentals Preschool Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has The Fundamentals Preschool Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about The Fundamentals Preschool Academy?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does The Fundamentals Preschool Academy compare with other daycares in San Bernardino?

It is tied for #53 of 71 centers in San Bernardino 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 The Fundamentals Preschool Academy last inspected?

Mar 13, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does The Fundamentals Preschool Academy cost?

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

Who runs The Fundamentals Preschool Academy?

The licensee is Fundamentals Preschool Academy, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Evelyn Chinchilla.

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 364817412 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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