Lmsv-avondale Preschool
Lmsv-avondale Preschool is a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 21 centers in Spring Valley and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Lmsv-avondale Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lmsv-avondale Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Lmsv-avondale Preschool compare with other daycares in Spring Valley?
It is tied for #1 of 21 centers in Spring Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Lmsv-avondale Preschool last inspected?
May 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lmsv-avondale Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lmsv-avondale Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Spring Valley, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lmsv-avondale Preschool?
The licensee is La Mesa-spring Valley School District, and the administrator listed with the state is John Ashley.
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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 376600515 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.