A Child's Place An Early Education Center · 1696 El Cielo Road, Palm Springs
A Child's Place An Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Palm Springs, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 12 centers in Palm Springs and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing children files, Child #5, did not have the required LIC 702 Health History on file for review. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing children files, Child #2, #4, #5, #6, & #7, were missing an Acknowledgement -of receipt statement at the bottom of the LIC 995. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing children files, Child #1, #3, #6, & #7, were missing an Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC9224) for a Type A citation that was issued on 7/23/2024. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #1 was observed proving care and supervision however, the staff did not have a criminal record clearance in order to be employed at the facility. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing children files, Child #1, #4, and #6 did not have the required LIC 702 Health History on file for review. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing children files, Child #3 did not have the required LIC 613A on file for review. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does A Child's Place An Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has A Child's Place An Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 23, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about A Child's Place An Early Education Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does A Child's Place An Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Palm Springs?
It is #11 of 12 centers in Palm Springs by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Child's Place An Early Education Center last inspected?
Jul 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does A Child's Place An Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Child's Place An Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Palm Springs, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Child's Place An Early Education Center?
The licensee is Baum,marla, and the administrator listed with the state is Baum,marla.
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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 334846437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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