First School-palm Desert
First School-palm Desert is a licensed child care center in Palm Desert, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #15 of 18 centers in Palm Desert and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the playground has two items that have chipped paint at time of inspection. which poses/posed 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 four out of five staff ddid not have a currently mandated reporter ceriticate at the timeof inspeciton, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation & interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in room #3, a children were being changed on the toddler table in the middle of the classroom, directly behind the children that were eating snack, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation & interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in in room #3 children were having diapers changed in the middle of the classroom, with the nearest sink at least 20 feet away, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the Director's own admission via email correspondence, the Licensee did not notify parents/authorized representatives of the third positive COVID-19 case that was reported to the facility on 02/08/2022, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and observations conducted on 02/14/22, LPAs observed a total of 29 children who were indoors and was not wearing a mask inside the classrooms. 8 The Director will retrain staff on Personal Rights and will provide to the Department the training sign-in sheet, along with a copy of the training agenda and training contents. This information is to be provided to LPA King via email on or before the
Complaint investigations
Reporting Requirements- Facility failed to meet reporting requirements.
Personal Rights- Facility does not follow COVID-19 protocol.
About this center
Common questions
Does First School-palm Desert take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First School-palm Desert had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about First School-palm Desert?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First School-palm Desert compare with other daycares in Palm Desert?
It is #15 of 18 centers in Palm Desert by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First School-palm Desert last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First School-palm Desert cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First School-palm Desert for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Palm Desert, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First School-palm Desert?
The licensee is Hastings, Dorothy And Brody, Theresa, and the administrator listed with the state is Theresa Brody.
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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 336300003 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.