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Highland Avenue Christian School · Rancho Cucamonga

9944 Highland Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737 · San Bernardino County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Highland Avenue Christian School is a licensed child care center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, licensed for up to 171 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 and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#16 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 10, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Dec 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jun 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 15, 2025 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on documentation and information disclosed in interviews, person who was physically bringing the child to, and removing the child, 1 Facility agrees to send a mass email to all parents reminding them to utilize their own code to log their child/children in/out. A copy of this email is due to the department no later than the
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2025
Type B Feb 10, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 persons. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2025

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 15, 2025 Complaint investigation received Mar 6, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Licensee does not ensure the person who brings child to and from the facility is signing the child in and out.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jun 30, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 31, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 171 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 20, 1992
Licensee Highland Avenue Community Church
Administrator Cynthia Allen
Phone (909) 989-3009
State facility # 360902361
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Common questions

Does Highland Avenue Christian School take infants?

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

Has Highland Avenue Christian School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Highland Avenue Christian School?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Highland Avenue Christian School compare with other daycares in Rancho Cucamonga?

It is #16 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Highland Avenue Christian School last inspected?

Feb 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Highland Avenue Christian School cost?

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

Who runs Highland Avenue Christian School?

The licensee is Highland Avenue Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Allen.

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 360902361 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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