Goddard School, The
Goddard School, The is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #73 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, children were found unsupervised in a classroom. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 2 children enrolled in the toddler option under 2 years of age is missing proof of the Needs and Services Plan, 1 of 2 children present under 2 years of age did not have the Needs and Services plan updated since enrollment in the toddler option in October 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a subject staff present and working at the center does not have proof of a measles vaccination which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Goddard School, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Goddard School, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Goddard School, The?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Goddard School, The compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #73 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Goddard School, The last inspected?
Aug 20, 2025. No citations were issued 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 $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 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 334846440 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.