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Fusd/Poplar Elementary

9937 Poplar Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 · San Bernardino County
Child care center (preschool)

Fusd/Poplar Elementary is a licensed child care center in Fontana, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 53 centers in Fontana and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 58%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #24 of 53 centers in Fontana
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 22, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundMay 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 31, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 22, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(2)(B)(ii)
Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. Although the facility has the appropriate LIC forms posted on site, there was no proof of lead testing results available for review. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 19, 2024
Type BMay 8, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced, removed or retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 or above on water outlet I (12ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days.Additionaly, Facility will submit the following documents to LPA by POC date: LIC9275: External Water Sampler Self Certification, LIC9276:Child Care Center Sampling Checklist, LIC999 (sketch or facility map w/ labeled outlets)
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2023
Type BJan 26, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlet testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 ppb or above on water outlets: (C)- 8.5, (D)- 8.8, (E)-6.1, (F)-7.7. This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion by
Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 12, 1995
LicenseeFontana Unified School District
AdministratorYesenia Guzman
Phone(909) 357-5720
State facility #364800897

Common questions

Does Fusd/Poplar Elementary take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Fusd/Poplar Elementary had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Fusd/Poplar Elementary compare with other daycares in Fontana?

It is tied for #24 of 53 centers in Fontana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Fusd/Poplar Elementary last inspected?

Apr 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fusd/Poplar Elementary cost?

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

Who runs Fusd/Poplar Elementary?

The licensee is Fontana Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Yesenia Guzman.

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 364800897 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.