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DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center

50-800 Desert Club Drive, La Quinta, CA 92253 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center is a licensed child care center in La Quinta, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 7 centers in La Quinta and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#3 of 7 centers in La Quinta
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 21, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 18, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Mar 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 18, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that three staff (Staff 3, Staff 4, Staff 5) do not have proof or documenation for immunizations against measles and pertussis, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 60 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 4, 2007
Licensee Desert Sands Unified School District
Administrator Alejandra Bautista
Phone (760) 771-8675
State facility # 334819247
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Common questions

Does DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center compare with other daycares in La Quinta?

It is #3 of 7 centers in La Quinta by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center last inspected?

Nov 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center 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 DSUSD Adams Early Childhood Learing Center?

The licensee is Desert Sands Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Alejandra Bautista.

Licensed centers nearby

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 334819247 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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