Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center
Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in La Quinta, CA, licensed for up to 31 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 7 centers in La Quinta and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center compare with other daycares in La Quinta?
It is tied for #1 of 7 centers in La Quinta by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center last inspected?
Apr 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes La Quinta, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is De Metria Greenwood.
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49-955 Moon River Drive, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 12 spots About typical Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool
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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 334803769 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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