Lil Country Christian Preschool
Lil Country Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 54 centers in Escondido and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on file review, 2/5 staff files had an expired mandated reporter certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that S6 did not have criminal record clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as scissors, sharp knives and cleaning solutions were accesible to children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having Mandated Repoter training certificates which were expired for Staff #3, #5 and herself, the Licensee, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Lil Country Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lil Country Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 1, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Lil Country Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #32 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lil Country Christian Preschool last inspected?
Jun 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lil Country Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lil Country Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lil Country Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Heather Murphy, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Murphy.
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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 374845424 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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