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Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center

8230 Wells Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503 · Riverside County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 16, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 30, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Facility will submit a written plan of action for ensuring children are accorded dignity in their relationships with staff including how facility will monitor concerns with employees, to the department by
Plan of correction due Jul 7, 2023
Type BMar 9, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 1) Outdoor planters with exposed rotting/splintering wood 2) Flooring torn and soft and lifting away from wall by toilets 3) Staff store room with missing and disintegrating ceililng tiles 4) Tray under water access for toilet- appears for plumbing or possible ceiling leak which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 30, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 9, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff yelled at day care child.
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
Staff speaks to day care children in an inappropriate manner.
Staff makes inappropriate comments about day care children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

How often are complaints about daycares in Riverside County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 1, 2002
LicenseeFamily Service Association
AdministratorVeronica Cortez
Phone(951) 637-5587
State facility #334810976

Common questions

Does Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 30, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Riverside?

It is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center last inspected?

Mar 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Fsa - Alvord Child Development Center?

The licensee is Family Service Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Cortez.

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 334810976 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.