Hilmar Christian Children's Center · School-Age Program, Hilmar
Hilmar Christian Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Hilmar, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #97 of 98 centers in Merced County and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Facility agrees to update bathroom policy by means of an immediate training with new bathroom procedures to ensure the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. Faciltiy to submit proof of meeting/training to CCLD by the
On 3/11/2022, LPA observed/ heard the school age children being boisterousness 1 Per Director, an all staff meeting/training will be scheduled to address the following topic: Observation of the Child. Director will be mailing a detail agenda of the topic discussed, along with a sign in/sing out sheet of those in attendance to CCL by 3/31/2022. while playing outddors and staff did not address the behavior. Additionally, "ouch reports" confirm that children are getting injured due to playing rough.
Per Director, an all staff meeting/training will be scheduled to address the following topic: Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. Director will be mailing a detail agenda of the topic discussed, along with a sign in/sing out sheet of those in attendance to CCL by 3/31/2022. Staff are not providing adequate care and supervision, as children are constantly getting injured while at the facility.
LPA observed a bookshelf in the school age classroom that was wobbly. 1 On this day, Master Teacher removed the bookshelf from the school age classroom and placed it in an area not accessbile to children. Additionally, staff admitted that the bookshelf had previously fell on top of a child. According to staff, child was not seriously injured, an incident report was completed, and the child's parent was notified.
records review. A staff file had an expired Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care.
interviews and records review conducted during today’s complaint investigation. facility failed to notify Fresno Regional Office of the bookshelf falling on a child.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not provide appropriate care supervision to children in care
Facility is unsafe
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About this center
Common questions
Does Hilmar Christian Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Hilmar Christian Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 18, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Hilmar Christian Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hilmar Christian Children's Center compare with other daycares in Merced County?
It is #97 of 98 centers in Merced County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hilmar Christian Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hilmar Christian Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hilmar Christian Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Hilmar, was $711 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hilmar Christian Children's Center?
The licensee is Hilmar Covenant Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Leslie Oliveira.
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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 243801263 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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