Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC
Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC is a licensed child care center in Indio, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. All 2 came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Indio and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The inhaler for Child #1 (C1) was missing the original prescription label which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 5 records reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC compare with other daycares in Indio?
It is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Indio by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC last inspected?
Jan 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Indio, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Family YMCA of the Desert/Doris Mechanick CDC?
The licensee is Family YMCA Of The Desert, and the administrator listed with the state is Yuliana Iniguez.
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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 334801997 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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