Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens
Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens is a licensed child care center in Corona, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 44 centers in Corona and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based upon LPA record review and interview, the licensee was unable to prove proof of self-reporting an unusual incident occurring on 08/26/2024, which is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 In addition, the licensee agrees to submit the plan by fax, mail or e-mail.
Based on interview and records gathered, the licensee violated their plan of operation, policies & procedures, due to a subject staff engaging in inapproriate communication with daycare children which is a potential risk to the health & safety of children in care. 8 In addition, the licensee agrees to submit proof of staff participation in training to the department, by fax, mail or e-mail.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the licensee did not have proof of lead testing on kitchen and/or library sink outlets used to prepare lunches for children onsite, as defined in Section 1596.76... for lead contamination levels...; which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Licensee did not properly report incident
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About this center
Common questions
Does Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens compare with other daycares in Corona?
It is tied for #14 of 44 centers in Corona 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 Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens last inspected?
Jun 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Corona, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Corona-norco YMCA Youth Center at Home Gardens?
The licensee is Corona-norco Family YMCA, and the administrator listed with the state is Leticia Hernandez.
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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 334804258 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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