Mineral King Elementary School Preschool
Mineral King Elementary School Preschool is a licensed child care center in Visalia, 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 38 centers in Visalia and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Mineral King Elementary School Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mineral King Elementary School Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Mineral King Elementary School Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mineral King Elementary School Preschool compare with other daycares in Visalia?
It is tied for #1 of 38 centers in Visalia by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Mineral King Elementary School Preschool last inspected?
May 22, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mineral King Elementary School Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mineral King Elementary School Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Visalia, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mineral King Elementary School Preschool?
The licensee is Visalia Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Amy Smythe.
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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 543801909 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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