Mt. Whitney Preschool
Mt. Whitney Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lone Pine, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 13 centers in Inyo County and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having the immunizations for C1 and C2 in their files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Cleaning supplies locked up, knives locked up, play yard area shed left side door repaired, play yard fence repaird in two places, and make the storgage inacessible to children in classroom in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The play yard must remain inacessable until fence is fixed to ensure safety.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in documenation of administraive file, personnal file (see LIC809), fire drill (most current) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Items include: LIC613A, LIC269, activity schedule, LIC9148, LIC309, LIC500, LIC508, LIC9040, and director packet.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mt. Whitney Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mt. Whitney Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 20, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mt. Whitney Preschool compare with other daycares in Inyo County?
It is #12 of 13 centers in Inyo County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mt. Whitney Preschool last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mt. Whitney Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mt. Whitney Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Inyo County, which includes Lone Pine, was $699 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mt. Whitney Preschool?
The licensee is Lone Pine Unified Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Hubbs.
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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 143808047 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.