College Of The Desert Child Development Training · Preschool, Palm Desert
College Of The Desert Child Development Training is a licensed child care center in Palm Desert, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Palm Desert and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, photos provided, rodent droppings and rodents have been observed in the Gecko, Roadrunner, Dragonflies classrooms, kitchen, laundry room and staff lounge. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children and staff in care.
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Common questions
Does College Of The Desert Child Development Training take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has College Of The Desert Child Development Training had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 15, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about College Of The Desert Child Development Training?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does College Of The Desert Child Development Training compare with other daycares in Palm Desert?
It is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Palm Desert by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was College Of The Desert Child Development Training last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does College Of The Desert Child Development Training cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask College Of The Desert Child Development Training for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Palm Desert, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs College Of The Desert Child Development Training?
The licensee is College Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is Brandy Stephens.
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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 330910556 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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