Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool
Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that immunization's were not available for review for S4 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3 (b)(2): Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.0 or above on water outlets: B (12ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 below the Acton level. Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #37 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rusd/Educational Options Center State Preschool?
The licensee is Riverside Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Hector Valdez.
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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 334801398 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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