Prospect Avenue State Preschool
Prospect Avenue State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santee, CA, licensed for up to 68 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 15 centers in Santee and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Prospect Avenue State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Prospect Avenue State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Prospect Avenue State Preschool compare with other daycares in Santee?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Santee by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Prospect Avenue State Preschool last inspected?
May 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Prospect Avenue State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Prospect Avenue State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Santee, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Prospect Avenue State Preschool?
The licensee is Santee School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristin Baranski.
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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 370806402 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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