Helping Hands Child Development Center
Helping Hands Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #75 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that last documented drill was 10/2025 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that outdoor play equipment has excessive peeling paint which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff present and supervising children did not have proof of Measles vaccination which poses 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 that last fire drill was in 08/2022 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) , the licensee did not comply with the sections above in that outdoor play yard has a leak underground resulting in softened ground and eroding utility cover. Play structure has peeling paint, wear and tear on wood pieces and several spider webs. which poses 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 that tS1 does not have health screen including TB available for review 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 above in that S1 did not have a health screen with TB available for review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above as C1 and C2 are missing their admissions agreement, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Helping Hands Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Helping Hands Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Helping Hands Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #75 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Helping Hands Child Development Center last inspected?
Jun 24, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Helping Hands Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Helping Hands Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Helping Hands Child Development Center?
The licensee is Atlas First Steps, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Theresa Gomez.
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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 334842678 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.