Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center
Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in La Quinta, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 7 centers in La Quinta and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Based on Director admission, and record review of the incident, CCL was not notified of the incident regarding the child. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interview, video footage reviewed and records review, staff #1 intentionally pushed Child #1 (C1) and threw a large soft block at C1 hitting C1 on the left side of the forehead. This poses a potential poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center compare with other daycares in La Quinta?
It is #4 of 7 centers in La Quinta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes La Quinta, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert YMCA/La Quinta Child Development Center?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is De Metria Greenwood.
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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 334845488 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.