RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool
RUSD/Highgrove Head Start 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 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 101 centers in Riverside and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the LPA observed 2 kitchen water outlets used to prepare meals for consumption, that were not included in the initial testing for lead exposure, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #30 of 101 centers in Riverside 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 RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool last inspected?
Feb 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does RUSD/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask RUSD/Highgrove Head Start 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/Highgrove Head Start State Preschool?
The licensee is Riverside Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Gosnell.
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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 330910852 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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