Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida
Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 62 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 once. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on record review one staff had an expired Mandated Reporter Training Certificate. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Has Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida last inspected?
Aug 7, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $1,199 a month for infants (about $1,510 today), $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) and $718 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida?
The licensee is Meadowlark Preschool Centro Vida, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Christina Castaneda.
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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 394501612 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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