Desert Preschool Academy
Desert Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Moreno Valley, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Site Director Velasquez agrees to provide the Department with test results of the upcoming water sample results and updates until water outlets E and F water sample test under the Action Level Exceedance, will submit by due date 01/27/2023. Based on water testing results, interviews, records review, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance, in water outlet labled E and F. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Desert Preschool Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Desert Preschool Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Desert Preschool Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Desert Preschool Academy compare with other daycares in Moreno Valley?
It is tied for #10 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Desert Preschool Academy last inspected?
Jun 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert Preschool Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert Preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Moreno Valley, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert Preschool Academy?
The licensee is Desert Preschool Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Yulisa Medina.
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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 334845346 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.