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Rusd/emerson Elementary School

4660 Ottawa Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Rusd/emerson Elementary School 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 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 40%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #48 of 101 centers in Riverside
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 15, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 22, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 15, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(d)
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2 out of 4 staff records (Staff 2 [S2] & Staff 4 [S4]) did not have a Health Screening available to review. Additonally, 1 out fo 4 staff members (Staff 3 [S3]) did not have any documents available to review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2026
Type BMay 22, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview and ecord review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the licensee was unable to provide proof of lead testing on the water outlets used for food preparation and located on site, in the school kitchen, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2023
Type BMay 22, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3 (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 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 below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 or above on water outlet B, with a level exceedance of 6.3 ppb, for a drinking fountain in classroom 1. This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days.
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 23, 2004
LicenseeRiverside Unified School District
AdministratorKathryn Grimble
Phone(951) 788-7462
State facility #334814630

Common questions

Does Rusd/emerson Elementary School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Rusd/emerson Elementary School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Rusd/emerson Elementary School compare with other daycares in Riverside?

It is tied for #48 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Rusd/emerson Elementary School last inspected?

May 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Rusd/emerson Elementary School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rusd/emerson Elementary School 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/emerson Elementary School?

The licensee is Riverside Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathryn Grimble.

Licensed centers nearby

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 334814630 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.