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Pacific Drive Elementry School

1501 W. Valencia Drive, #33, Fullerton, CA 92833 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Pacific Drive Elementry School is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 32%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 30, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 30, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 12, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundSep 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 30, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, Staff 2 (S2) and Staff 3 (S3) do not have immunizations (measles and pertussis) on file which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 14, 2025
Type BSep 30, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) does not have health screening report (LIC 503) on file which poses a potential health, and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 14, 2025
Type BOct 12, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on staff record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 staff files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 2, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 14, 2007
LicenseeFullerton School District
AdministratorMarilee Cosgrove
Phone(714) 447-7735
State facility #304370408

Common questions

Does Pacific Drive Elementry School take infants?

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

Has Pacific Drive Elementry School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Pacific Drive Elementry School compare with other daycares in Fullerton?

It is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Pacific Drive Elementry School last inspected?

Sep 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Pacific Drive Elementry School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacific Drive Elementry School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fullerton, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Pacific Drive Elementry School?

The licensee is Fullerton School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Marilee Cosgrove.

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 304370408 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.