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Desert Christian Academy Preschool

40700 Yucca Lane, Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Desert Christian Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Bermuda Dunes, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #186 of 481 centers in Riverside County and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #186 of 481 centers in Riverside County
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 17, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Aug 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 19, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 17, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Pool Safety §1596.814(b)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the pool did not meet the requirements which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 12, 2026 Complaint investigation received Feb 13, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 100 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 10, 1998
Licensee Desert Christian Academy Preschool
Administrator Lindsay Tolman
Phone (760) 345-2848
State facility # 334805292
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Common questions

Does Desert Christian Academy Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Desert Christian Academy Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Desert Christian Academy Preschool?

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

How does Desert Christian Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Riverside County?

It is tied for #186 of 481 centers in Riverside County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Desert Christian Academy Preschool last inspected?

Sep 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Desert Christian Academy Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert Christian Academy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Bermuda Dunes, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Desert Christian Academy Preschool?

The licensee is Desert Christian Academy Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Lindsay Tolman.

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 334805292 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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