Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool
Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Quinta, CA, licensed for up to 79 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 7 centers in La Quinta and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted it was determined that staff have spoken to children inappropriately or to other staff in front of other children. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, and S1 admission, the requirement to ensure that each child is free from mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature was not met. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, and interview, S1 held C1 in the restroom by preventing them leaving the restroom when C1 was having a moment of behavior. This is an immediate personal rights and/or health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, and interview, the Department did not receive the Unusual Incident Report in a timely manner. This is a potential personal rights and/or health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff forced daycare child to nap.
How often are complaints about daycares in Riverside County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
Other licenses at this address
Common questions
Does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 16, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool compare with other daycares in La Quinta?
It is #7 of 7 centers in La Quinta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool last inspected?
Apr 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes La Quinta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Desert YMCA/La Quinta Preschool?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is De Metria Greenwood.
Licensed centers nearby
49-955 Moon River Drive, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 12 spotsAbout typicalDesert YMCA/La Quinta Child Care Center
49-955 Moon River Drive, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 31 spotsNo citationsDsusd Adams Early Childhood Learing Center
50-800 Desert Club Drive, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 60 spotsAbout typicalDsusd Child Development Center
47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 30 spotsMore citations than mostFamily YMCA Of The Desert
51001 Eisenhower Drive, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 17 spotsToo few inspections to compareWolff Water
47795 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta · ZIP 92253 away · 43 spotsMore citations than most
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 330910855 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
Comparing centers? See how to choose a daycare: 30 questions to ask and a printable checklist.