Bethel Christian Center
Bethel Christian Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1983. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #64 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff present and caring children did not renew the required mandated reporter training, where certificates on file expired 03/2025, which poses 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 a subject staff present and caring for children was missing proof of vaccination for the Measles, 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 LPA observed classroom file cabinets with Gas-X, sharps (scissors), cleaners, Clorox wipes accessible to children in care 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 that LPA observed bags of soil with keep out of reach on bags and outdoor water leak onto cement walkway which 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 that all staff files reviewed had expired mandated reporter certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bethel Christian Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bethel Christian Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Bethel Christian Center compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #64 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bethel Christian Center last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bethel Christian Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bethel Christian Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bethel Christian Center?
The licensee is Bethel Christian Center, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Arminda Manzano.
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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 330908064 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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