Merryhill School - Laguna Park · Preschool, Elk Grove
Merryhill School - Laguna Park is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 116 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 9). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #53 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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a child being left unattended on the playground on 07/17/2026. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal right risk to persons(s) in care.
a child being left unattended on 07/17/2026 and no report was made to the Department. This poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to person(s) in care.
Reporting Requirements (f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. 1 Director Duenas will notify the parent(s) of the child who was left unattanded on 07/17/2026 of the incident and email LPA a signed Incident Report by COB on 07/23/2026.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when 1 child was trying to squirt another child in the face with a bottle of sunblock which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when 2 staff members were observed in the teacher capacity without completion or enrollment in the 4 core ECE courses which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
a UIR from 05/27/2025 was not reported to until 06/16/2025; this poses a potential healthy, safety or personal rights risk.
a 2 children being left unsupervised on the playground on 11/18/2024. This lack of supervision poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in-care.
Based on interviews and record review, the Licensee did not provide 100 percent visual observation of a daycare child on 02/08/2024 which poses/posed an an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The Director completed the Transfer Forms and LPA assocaited S1 during the field visit. during a review of staff records, S1 was not associated to the facility's license. This is a potential health and safety risk to chidlren in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left day care child unattended.
Staff did not notify day care child's parents of incident.
Staff did not notifiy CCL of incident.
Staff did not prevent day-care child from causing injuries to another child in care.
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Common questions
Does Merryhill School - Laguna Park take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Merryhill School - Laguna Park had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Merryhill School - Laguna Park?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Merryhill School - Laguna Park compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #53 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Merryhill School - Laguna Park last inspected?
May 19, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Merryhill School - Laguna Park cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merryhill School - Laguna Park for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merryhill School - Laguna Park?
The licensee is Seg Ed INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Duenas.
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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 343600372 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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