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Fusd/South Tamarind Elementary

8561 Tamarind Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 · San Bernardino County
Child care center (preschool)

Fusd/South Tamarind 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 1997. 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 #13 of 53 centers in Fontana and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #13 of 53 centers in Fontana
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 20, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 16, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 27, 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 safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 27, 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 outlet C-7.0. 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 sinceJul 31, 1997
LicenseeFontana Unified School District
AdministratorEvelyn Garcia
Phone(909) 357-5760
State facility #364803882

Common questions

Does Fusd/South Tamarind Elementary take infants?

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

Has Fusd/South Tamarind Elementary had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

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

It is tied for #13 of 53 centers in Fontana 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 Fusd/South Tamarind Elementary last inspected?

Mar 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fusd/South Tamarind Elementary cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fusd/South Tamarind 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/South Tamarind Elementary?

The licensee is Fontana Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Evelyn Garcia.

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 364803882 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.