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Del Puerto Child Development Center

640 M Street, Patterson, CA 95363 · Stanislaus County
Child care center (preschool)

Del Puerto Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Patterson, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Patterson and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 5 centers in Patterson
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 11, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 31, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMar 7, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 29, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 14, 2000
LicenseeStanislaus County Office Of Education
AdministratorJewelee Lemus
Phone(209) 892-1610
State facility #503605184

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Common questions

Does Del Puerto Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Del Puerto Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Del Puerto Child Development Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Del Puerto Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Patterson?

It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Patterson by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Del Puerto Child Development Center last inspected?

Feb 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Del Puerto Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Del Puerto Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Patterson, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Del Puerto Child Development Center?

The licensee is Stanislaus County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Jewelee Lemus.

Licensed centers nearby

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 503605184 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.