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Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary

37420 Via Mira Mosa, Murrieta, CA 92563 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary 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 2010. 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 citationssince 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
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 10, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 18, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 13, 2010
LicenseeMurrieta Valley Unified School District
AdministratorKathleen Israelsen
Phone(951) 304-1624
State facility #334840633

Common questions

Does Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary take infants?

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

Has Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary 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/Monte Vista Elementary last inspected?

Dec 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista Elementary cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Murrieta Valley USD/Monte Vista 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/Monte Vista Elementary?

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 334840633 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.