Merlo Preschool
Merlo Preschool is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 100 centers in Stockton and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Merlo Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merlo Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Merlo Preschool compare with other daycares in Stockton?
It is tied for #1 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Merlo Preschool last inspected?
May 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merlo Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merlo Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merlo Preschool?
The licensee is Stockton Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Souphone Laem.
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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 393607795 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.