Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC
Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 130 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 staff files reviewed do not contain current mandated reporter certification. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 8 staff files reviewed do not contain the results of a tuberculosis test. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director states that she will associate S1 and S2 to the facility today and send LPA verification via email by
The director states that she will have staff members S3 and S4 complete the Mandated Reporter training and will send LPA a copy of the completion certificates via email by
About this center
Common questions
Does Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #11 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pacific Preschool - San Elijo Hills, INC?
The licensee is Lynda Way, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Beebe.
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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 376700908 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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