Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary
Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary is a licensed child care center in Poway, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 20 centers in Poway and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary compare with other daycares in Poway?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Poway by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary last inspected?
Mar 8, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Poway, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Poway Unified School District - Valley Elementary?
The licensee is Poway Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Fatima Gastelum.
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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 372006405 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.