The Little People Preschool · Infant Center, San Marcos
The Little People Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and staff interviews, the licensee did not meet the above requirement in that 7 infants were observed with two staff members that do not have any infant units. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation and staff interviews conducted by LPAs, 6 infants were being cared for by 2 unqualified staff. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation and staff interview it was found that the licensee is operating outside the limitations of their license.
Complaint investigations
Unqualified Staff.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does The Little People Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Little People Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Little People Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Little People Preschool compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% 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 $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 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 376105089 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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