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LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool

411 W. Heald Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lake Elsinore, CA, licensed for up to 81 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, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore 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
#7 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 26, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 26, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jan 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Dec 18, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Nov 9, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 18, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff (Ref#1 and 4) had missing or expired child care mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2024
Type B Nov 9, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, LPA Wilburn observed the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 Staff, Staff #3 (S3) does not have proof of immunization's at time of visit, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 9, 2022
Type B Nov 9, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, LPA Wilburn observed the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 Staff, Staff #3 (S3) does not have proof of a health screening at time of visit, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 9, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 81 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 23, 2002
Licensee Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Administrator Adria Galarza
Phone (951) 253-7665
State facility # 334810701
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Common questions

Does LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool take infants?

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

Has LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool had any serious violations?

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

How does LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Lake Elsinore?

It is #7 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore 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 LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool last inspected?

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

How much does LEUSD Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask LEUSD Jeannette Ellis 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 Jeannette Ellis Center Preschool?

The licensee is Lake Elsinore Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Adria Galarza.

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 334810701 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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