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Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool

44924 N. 5th Street East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 68 centers in Lancaster and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Aug 26, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 26, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 2, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Feb 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 9, 2001
Licensee Lancaster School District
Administrator Kelly Fountain
Phone (661) 942-5862
State facility # 192006365
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Common questions

Does Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool compare with other daycares in Lancaster?

It is tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool last inspected?

Aug 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Lancaster-linda Verde Elementary State Preschool?

The licensee is Lancaster School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelly Fountain.

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 192006365 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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