Las Palmas State Preschool
Las Palmas State Preschool is a licensed child care center in National City, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. 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 Las Palmas State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Las Palmas State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Las Palmas 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 Las Palmas State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Las Palmas State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Las Palmas 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 Las Palmas State Preschool?
The licensee is National Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Linnette 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 376600586 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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