Kimball State Preschool
Kimball 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 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 Kimball State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kimball State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Kimball 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 Kimball State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kimball State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kimball 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 Kimball State Preschool?
The licensee is National Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Linntte 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 370806342 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.