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Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool

44044 36th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Lancaster-west Wind 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 2002. 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 (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #31 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 57%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #31 of 68 centers in Lancaster
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 1, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 9, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 6, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 10, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers(a) California's Actions Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb..A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 All faucets affected will be removed. Director is aware to retest the lead before food is being prepared. Director has posted an out of order sign and covered the kitchen steam faucet for inaccessibility. Director will send new results to LPA Tamayo after the 21 day timeframe once faucets have been replaced. Per SWRCB results facility sample A had high levels of lead. Kitchen steam pot facuet water was used for food preparation. Last time food was prepared was August-September of 2022. This can pose a potential risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2023
Type BOct 6, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation,interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Teachers #1, #4, #5, #6 did not have proof of vaccination records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022
Type BOct 6, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 8, 2002
LicenseeLancaster School District
AdministratorKelly Fountain
Phone(661) 940-8992
State facility #197409311

Common questions

Does Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool had any serious violations?

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

How does Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool compare with other daycares in Lancaster?

It is tied for #31 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool last inspected?

Apr 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Lancaster-west Wind Elementary State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lancaster-west Wind 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-west Wind 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 197409311 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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