Buhach Preschool - Merced · Preschool, Merced
Buhach Preschool - Merced is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 135 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #35 of 36 centers in Merced and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation of the preschool classrooms, the floors, rugs, and bathroom walls were observed to be dirty and need a deep clean. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the last time a fire drill was completed was 12/16/2022. Based on this information, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal Rights(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation...This requirement has not been met based on interviews with persons who also report that they have witnessed staff members yell(ing) and/or using loud voices at children while in care. Supervisor stated they will watch a training video on the California Department of Social Services website, “Children’s Personal Rights in Child Care” and write an overview of what the training was about and what the licensee learned. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and well-being of children in care. 8 A staff meeting shall also be conducted and verified by attendance signatures which covers appropriate discipline and personal rights regulations. The licensee agreed to submit the overview to the LPA by the agreed due date of 9/19/2022.
Based on LPAs observation. In Classroom P3 LPAs observed a child using a bathroom stall adjacent to the classroom unattended. LPAs observed one staff sitting at a table working with children and a second staff with her back turned to the bathroom organizing classroom materials. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on LPAs observation. Upon arrival at 8:15am LPAs observed one adult supervising 14 children in the preschool classroom, one adult supervising 18 children in the P3 classroom and one adult supervising 13 children in the P2A Classroom. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation of facility fire drill log, LPAs observed that the most recent fire drill was conducted on 8/20/21. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPAs observation, LPA observed a brown rug near the entrance of the facility that is frayed and has a hole. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Staff yells at day care child
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Common questions
Does Buhach Preschool - Merced take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Buhach Preschool - Merced had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 1, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Buhach Preschool - Merced?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Buhach Preschool - Merced compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is #35 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Buhach Preschool - Merced last inspected?
Dec 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Buhach Preschool - Merced cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buhach Preschool - Merced for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Buhach Preschool - Merced?
The licensee is Gama, Juan & Gama, Monique, and the administrator listed with the state is Roberta Heredia.
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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 243808934 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.