El Vista Child Development Center
El Vista Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 65 centers in Modesto and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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(a)California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5ppb.(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5ppb... (1) A result with values of 5.5ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet, 1 Director states that the guardians have been informed of the exceedance, the faucet has been replaced flushed and retested on 8.17.2022 with results of 2.9ppb. ... is not safe to drink and an immediate response... This requirement was not met by evidence by: Based on record review provided by FACS a result of (ALE) of 5.6 for outlet I which is out of compliance over the allowable ALE 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does El Vista Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Vista Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does El Vista Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Modesto?
It is tied for #30 of 65 centers in Modesto by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was El Vista Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does El Vista Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Vista Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs El Vista Child Development Center?
The licensee is Modesto City Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Adele Alvarez.
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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 500316988 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.