Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center
Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Walnut and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified 1 Per Supervisor, additional training has been completed. Proof of training will be provided to the department by the POC date. (b) in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: C1 was left unattended in the playground, 8
Child sustained injured multiples times due to lack of supervision. 1 Per Director, Staff will be provided with addtional training and coaching. Proof of training will be forwarded to the department by the POC date.
Child sustained numerous bites while under the care of the facility.
A child was left on the playground unattended during transition from outside to inside. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, facility did not comply with the section 1 Retraining staff #5 with training videos, online seminars, directives from School District. Site Supervisor will submit a list to LPA indicating which trainings were provided along with staff's signature indicating that retarining has been completed by 12/8/2023. cited above where staff infringed on the personal rights of a child, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, teacher was left alone with more then 12 children in care for 3 to 5 minutes due to qualified teacher left the classroom without proper supervision to assist other staff member. 8 of staff Director met with. Director also states that she will remind staff when they hold their staff meeting again in the Fall, as some staff are gone for the summer, since it is a school district and staff may be gone during the summer break.
Complaint investigations
Child was bitten numerous times while in care.
Injuries due to lack of supervision.
Facility operating out of ratio.
Facility operating out of ratio.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 25, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Walnut?
It is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Walnut by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Walnut, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walnut Valley Preschool And Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Walnut Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Christine Garcia.
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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 198005675 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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