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Little Explorers Preschool Academy · Preschool, Riverside

10493 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505 · Riverside County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 14, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Little Explorers Preschool Academy was a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 144 children. Its license closed around August 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 26, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety4
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AApr 18, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on [(observation) and (interview) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that during LPA's tour with Director, no carbon monoxide detector was observed at facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2025
Type BApr 18, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on [(observation) , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that during tour of facility LPA observed debris in classroom and bathrooms sinks areas, toilets and floors which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2025
Type AApr 26, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsiblity for Providing Care and Supervision: a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision ...1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Civil penalty of $500 assesed. Staff was aware children were missing, however, did not follow protocols per staff interviews. Based on LPA interviews, staff did not provide care and supervision for two children who where left unattened at the facility playground. This is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 Site Director, will conduct a safety training and name to face protocol during transition from class to playground.
Plan of correction due May 6, 2024
Type BApr 26, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that not all water dispensers at the facility received lead testing for lead leavels and still accessible to the child which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2024
Type BApr 26, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 18, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Apr 1, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity144 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 15, 2021
ClosedAug 14, 2025
LicenseeSomaratne INC
Last administratorLeslie Torres
State facility #334845976

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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 334845976 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.