Desert Preschool Academy · Child Care Center, Indio

45501 Deglet Noor St, Indio, CA 92201 · Riverside County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Desert Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Indio, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time 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. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 1Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 8, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 24, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 10, 2025

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity57 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceApr 25, 2025

LicenseeDesert Preschool Academy

AdministratorRegina Lerma

Phone(760) 772-1478

State facility #336301097

Common questions

Has Desert Preschool Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Desert Preschool Academy?

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

When was Desert Preschool Academy last inspected?

Apr 8, 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 Indio, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today), $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) and $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 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 Regina Lerma.

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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 336301097 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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