The San Clemente Preschool
The San Clemente Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Clemente, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 16 centers in San Clemente and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one staff member did not have a health screening in file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one child had an expired inhaler which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited aboveby means of not having a lead test completed which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of having staff not retake mandated reporter training every 2 years which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not having an LIC 700 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of having the top portion in files and not provided to parents which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does The San Clemente Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The San Clemente Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2023, for lead testing of drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does The San Clemente Preschool compare with other daycares in San Clemente?
It is #16 of 16 centers in San Clemente by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The San Clemente Preschool last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The San Clemente Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The San Clemente Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes San Clemente, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The San Clemente Preschool?
The licensee is Heidi Pitkin, and the administrator listed with the state is Francesca Best.
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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 304270938 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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