Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary
Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, LPA observed carbon monoxide detector was unplugged and with no battery. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #11 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Murrieta Valley USD/Buchanan Elementary 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/Buchanan Elementary?
The licensee is Murrieta Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathleen Israelsen.
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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 334809846 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.