John Muir Preformal Center

1215 Lucerne Ave., Modesto, CA 95350 · Stanislaus County

Child care center (preschool)

John Muir Preformal Center is a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 65 centers in Modesto and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 65 centers in Modesto

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

4Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 29, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 23, 2001

LicenseeModesto City Schools

AdministratorArmando Medina

Phone(209) 574-8182

State facility #503606822

Common questions

Does John Muir Preformal Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has John Muir Preformal Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does John Muir Preformal Center compare with other daycares in Modesto?

It is tied for #1 of 65 centers in Modesto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was John Muir Preformal Center last inspected?

Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does John Muir Preformal Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask John Muir Preformal Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs John Muir Preformal Center?

The licensee is Modesto City Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Armando Medina.

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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 503606822 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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