Desert YMCA/Ford School
Desert YMCA/Ford School is a licensed child care center in Palm Desert, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. 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/Ford School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Desert YMCA/Ford School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Desert YMCA/Ford 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/Ford School last inspected?
Apr 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/Ford School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/Ford 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/Ford School?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is Lorrina Bledsoe.
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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 334800967 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.