Northlake Hill Community Preschool
Northlake Hill Community Preschool is a licensed child care center in Castaic, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 10 centers in Castaic and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a lower cabinet was not locked during the inspection and there were cleaning supplies inside which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation,interview and record review, the teachers did not comply the Mandated Reporter Training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Northlake Hill Community Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Northlake Hill Community Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Northlake Hill Community Preschool compare with other daycares in Castaic?
It is #3 of 10 centers in Castaic by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Northlake Hill Community Preschool last inspected?
Sep 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Northlake Hill Community Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Northlake Hill Community Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Castaic, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Northlake Hill Community Preschool?
The licensee is Castaic Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Long.
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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 197412640 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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