Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center · Preschool, Blythe
Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center is a licensed child care center in Blythe, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Blythe and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In touring the facility playground's, LPAs observed gaps and cracks on the rubber matting that is underneath the play structures. The gaps and cracks create a tripping hazard. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. *Please note that this is a repeat violation within a 12 month period and a $250.00 civil penalty is being issued*
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In conducting a physical inspection and in reviewing the facility sketch, LPA observed a middle classroom that was created by taking away space/square footage from the infant classroom. The Department did not receive updated documentation an/or authorized the alterations. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In touring the facility playground's, LPAs observed gaps and cracks on the rubber matting that is underneath the play structures. The gaps and cracks create a tripping hazard. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 24, 2026, for outdoor activity space. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center compare with other daycares in Blythe?
It is #3 of 5 centers in Blythe by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Blythe, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Escuela de La Raza Unida - Primeros Pasos Center?
The licensee is Escuela De La Raza Unida, and the administrator listed with the state is Alma Limon.
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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 334818402 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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