Desert YMCA/Carter School
Desert YMCA/Carter School is a licensed child care center in Palm Desert, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 18 centers in Palm Desert and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Desert YMCA/Carter School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Desert YMCA/Carter School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Desert YMCA/Carter School compare with other daycares in Palm Desert?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Palm Desert by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Desert YMCA/Carter School last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/Carter School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/Carter School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Palm Desert, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert YMCA/Carter School?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is Perla Torres.
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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 334803331 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.