Azy's Place
Azy's Place is a licensed child care center in Yucca Valley, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 7 centers in Yucca Valley and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when due to a lack of lighting in the Grand Hall preschool classroom during nap time the staff are unable to visually observe all children, which 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 when S2 an aide was alone and supervising one toddler age child in the Life Science Classroom, which poses/posed 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 when one bottle of Raid was observed on an approximately 4 foot high shelf in the staff office. When LPA arrived the door leading to the staff office was open, therefore the Raid was not locked as required, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, C1 and C2 were left unsupervised in the classroom during nap on October 28, 2024. When alone and unsupervised inappropriate contact occurred between C1 and C2. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of the persons in care. 8 A copy of the training sign in sheet and agenda will be emailed to the Department.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure care and supervision was provided to children
About this center
Common questions
Does Azy's Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Azy's Place had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Azy's Place?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Azy's Place compare with other daycares in Yucca Valley?
It is #6 of 7 centers in Yucca Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 10% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Azy's Place last inspected?
May 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Azy's Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Azy's Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Yucca Valley, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Azy's Place?
The licensee is Saleena Smith, and the administrator listed with the state is Liliana Velasquez.
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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 367750074 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.