Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center
Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Indio, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 18 centers in Indio and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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101212(d)(1)(D) Reporting requirements, Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. in addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. Events reported shall include the following: Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child. 1 LPA Flores will receive a plan of corrections letter from Justin Hickey via email by 06/24/22. Based on the facility did not report incidents that occurred with Child #1 on at least one or more occasion. This poses a potential risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Incidents are not being reported.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Indio?
It is tied for #7 of 18 centers in Indio by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Indio, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert YMCA/Amelia Earhardt Child Care Center?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is Ivett Flores Fuentes.
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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 334810126 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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