Richman School - State Preschool
Richman School - State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 51 centers in Fullerton and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results...comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 part per billion or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement Ms. Prieto will have reflushing done and re-testing completed, copy of the new report to be sent to LPA by plan of correction was not met evidenced by:Lab report water analysis from Outlet D (5.6 ppb) taken on 12/08/2022 indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
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Common questions
Does Richman School - State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Richman School - State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Richman School - State Preschool compare with other daycares in Fullerton?
It is tied for #16 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Richman School - State Preschool last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Richman School - State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Richman School - State Preschool 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 Richman School - State Preschool?
The licensee is Fullerton School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Marilee Cosgrove.
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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 304270584 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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