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Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool

39475 Whitewood Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 32 centers in Murrieta and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 32 centers in Murrieta
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Sep 2, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 5, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jul 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 2, 2023
Licensee Murrieta Valley Unified School District
Administrator Kathleen Israelsen
Phone (951) 696-1304
State facility # 336300845
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Common questions

Does Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool compare with other daycares in Murrieta?

It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool last inspected?

Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Murrieta Valley USD/Alta Murrieta State Preschool?

The licensee is Murrieta Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathleen Israelsen.

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 336300845 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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