Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool
Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Hemet, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 8). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Hemet and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviewsand video footage, the facility did not ensure the personal rights of C1, therefore the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted, C1's authorized representative was not notified immediately after staff learned of C1's injury. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, staff did not offer C1 clean clothes after discovering evidence of an injury. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on evidence obtained, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above where S1 forcefully placed C1 in a chair in dealing with C1. This poses a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where Staff One (S1) did not have a cleared criminal record. 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 where Staff 2 (S2) and Staff 3 (S3) had expired Mandated Reporter certificates. 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 where Staff One (S1) needed an exemption prior to working. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3 (b) (1) California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers 101700.3 (b) (1) Written Directives...A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: The drinking faucets in the classrooms have been turned off and are no longer being used by the children and staff to wash hands. The children are utilizing the bathrooms to wash hands and bottled water is provided for the children in care. The drinking fountain in corridor 1 has been covered with plastic to avoid contact by children in care or staff. Based on records review and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance, in two faucets labeled C & D and one drinking fountain labeled F in corridor 1. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8
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Complaint investigations
-Staff handled day care child in a rough manner
Authorized representative was not notified their child sustained an injury while in care.
Facility did not ensure child was offered clean clothes.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 27, 2025, for personnel records. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Hemet?
It is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Hemet by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool last inspected?
Jul 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Hemet, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Calvary Chapel Academy Preschool?
The licensee is Maranatha Ministries Of Hemet, and the administrator listed with the state is Danielle Ruiz.
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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 334818811 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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