Leusd Ortega Preschool
Leusd Ortega Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lake Elsinore, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidendence by: 1 The faucet has been replaced and remains out of service until it is retested. The re-test result will be submitted to: Pauline.Beschorner.@dss.ca.gov Water testing results taken on 11/17/22. The faucet in the kitchen tested higher for lead than the allowed limit. This faucet is used for hand washing only 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Leusd Ortega Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Leusd Ortega Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Leusd Ortega Preschool compare with other daycares in Lake Elsinore?
It is #6 of 13 centers in Lake Elsinore by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Leusd Ortega Preschool last inspected?
Jul 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Leusd Ortega Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Leusd Ortega 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 Ortega 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 334840476 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.