Little Pathfinders Preschool · 520 16th Street, Ramona
Little Pathfinders Preschool is a licensed child care center in Ramona, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 7 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on documentation reviewed, observations made, and interviews conducted, it was determined that one sink in Classroom #1 had a lead level of 9.3 parts per billion (ppb), which exceeds the Action Level Exceedance (ALE) threshold.Although the sink is not used for direct drinking, it is connected to a drinking fixture. The sink is located within the classroom and now has a sign posted indicating “Do Not Use for Drinking” until it is retested and cleared.This condition poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
101223 Personal Rights-(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment…or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including … or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met by: 1 Director states she will have a training with infant staff and submit proof of staff attended by 10/13/25 to the Dept. Based on interviews, staff members were witnessed placing a child in a high chair to prevent biting to other children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8
Based on staff and parent interviews, a staff member was witnessed and heard yelling at a child in care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to the children in care.
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Complaint investigations
1. Staff restrain infants in high chairs.
1. Staff yelled at day care child.
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Common questions
Has Little Pathfinders Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Pathfinders Preschool?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Little Pathfinders Preschool last inspected?
Apr 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Pathfinders Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Pathfinders Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Ramona, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Pathfinders Preschool?
The licensee is Little Pathfinders Preschool, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Reyes.
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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 376105205 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.