LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool
LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lake Elsinore, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 13 centers in Lake Elsinore and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Lake Elsinore?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool last inspected?
Aug 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Lake Elsinore, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs LEUSD Heald Academy Center Preschool?
The licensee is Lake Elsinore Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Adria Galarza.
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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 334811267 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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