Goddard School, The
Goddard School, The is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 and S2 mandated reporter training (MRT) were expired. S1's MRT expired 07/17/25 and S2's MRT expired 08/08/2025 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Goddard School, The take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Goddard School, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Goddard School, The compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #37 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Goddard School, The last inspected?
Aug 20, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Goddard School, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Goddard School, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Goddard School, The?
The licensee is Socal Schools Group Riverside, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Dianne King.
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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 334846439 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.