Sausd/esqueda Elementary
Sausd/esqueda Elementary is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on facility Lead Sampling Results taken on 12/29/22 & 1/24/2023 results indicate levels of lead exceedance for Outlet A, a drinking fountain located in Room B107 had a result of 9.6 on 12/29/22 and on 1/24/23 a results of 5.6 (parts per billion) This poses a potential risk to the health of children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sausd/esqueda Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sausd/esqueda Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Sausd/esqueda Elementary compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Sausd/esqueda Elementary last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sausd/esqueda Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sausd/esqueda Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sausd/esqueda Elementary?
The licensee is Santa Ana Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elena Marici.
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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 304371135 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.