Rusd/emerson Elementary School
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.
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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.
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.
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.
About this center
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.
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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 334814630 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.