The Little People Preschool · Preschool, San Marcos
The Little People Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and staff interview, the licensee is using Room 11 for Preschool children but was previously approved for use under the Infant License. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation and file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 2 child medications with expired dates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the licensee is using room 14 for napping which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and licensee statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility's water has not been tested for lead. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of four staff files reviewed did not contain a tuberculosis clearance not more than one year prior to employment or licensure. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and licensee statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Daycare children were observed in classroom #16 which is not a classroom specified on the licensee. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Little People Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has The Little People Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Little People Preschool compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is #13 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Little People Preschool last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Little People Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Little People Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Little People Preschool?
The licensee is Little People Preschool LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Sandoval.
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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 376105088 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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