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Megan Cope Preschool

2550 Via La Sierra Ln, San Jacinto, CA 92582 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Megan Cope Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jacinto, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 8 centers in San Jacinto and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#3 of 8 centers in San Jacinto
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 3, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMay 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 20, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 5, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 31, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 3, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based onobservation, interview, record review, S3 did not have completed Mandated Reporter Training on file, therefore the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in1 out 3 staff, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 18, 2026
Type BAug 20, 2025InspectionStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility was co-mingling preschool enrolled children with transitional kindergarten children enrolled with the San Jacinto Unified School District which pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 6, 2019
LicenseeSan Jacinto Unified School District
AdministratorElizabeth Zaragoza
Phone(951) 929-7700
State facility #336300028

Common questions

Does Megan Cope Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Megan Cope Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Megan Cope Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jacinto?

It is #3 of 8 centers in San Jacinto by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Megan Cope Preschool last inspected?

Sep 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Megan Cope Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Megan Cope Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes San Jacinto, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Megan Cope Preschool?

The licensee is San Jacinto Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Zaragoza.

Licensed centers nearby

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 336300028 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.