Gateway Educare Infant Center & Preschool
353 E. Donna Drive, Merced, CA 95340 · Merced County
ClosedSchool-age child care center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 1, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Gateway Educare Infant Center & Preschool was a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 60 children. Its license closed around August 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times, and issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Building & playground safety3
Records & paperwork2
Training & qualifications1
Citations, newest first
Type BMay 20, 2026InspectionRecords & paperwork
Posting of License §101160(a)
Based on LPAs observations and facility representative interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited. The school age parent board is located in D3 (storage room) and is NOT posted in a prominent, publicly accessible location in the centerwhich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type BMay 20, 2026InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on LPAs records review and facility representative interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Last conducted and documented fire drill was 05/14/2026; however, last conducted and documented disaster drill was 08/04/2025 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type BMay 20, 2026InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(n)
Based on LPAs observations and facility representative interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPAs observed the rubber paneling of the outdoor play structure peeling and warped due to normal wear and tearwhich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type BOct 4, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation. During inspection of Classroom C2, LPA observed a cabinet drawer that was completely broken off from one of the hinges. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2022
Type BOct 27, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on LPA observation of Staff #1's file which did not contain a current AB 1207 Mandated Reporter certificate. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2021
Type BOct 27, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
LPA observation of sign in/sign out sheets which showed the signatures of authorized representatives missing for eight children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2021
About this center
Licensed capacity60 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceAug 11, 2017
ClosedAug 1, 2026
LicenseeGateway Community Christian Reformed Church INC.
Last administratorStephanie Dunn
State facility #243810001
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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 243810001 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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