Kiddie Academy of Murrieta · Infant Center, Murrieta
Kiddie Academy of Murrieta is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S2 and S6 did not have immunization record on file 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 during file reviews LPA observed S2,S3,S5,S6 to not have a valid up to dte mandated reporter certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal Rights - (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director stated, they have been training S1 regarding how rough they have been handeling children. The have also had a conference with S1 and have been doing a 30 day watch and observation ensuring S1 is properly handeling children in care. Based on LPAs observation and interviews S1 can be rough with children in care, specifically during nap time by tossin, dragging, and forcefully laying children down on their cots. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on LPAs observation and interviews Facility staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in day care child being bitten due to being occupied by other task, this poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interviews staff, were placing incident reports where parents did not see or would forget them, this poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
C1 was bitten a total of 11 times within a timre frame of a 1 Assistant Director, Sarah Leibfreid agrees to submit in writing how children's personal rights will be met. little over four months, including five times in a week's span and twice in one day.
Complaint investigations
Children are handled roughly while in care
Facility staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in day care child being bitten.
Facility staff did not report child’s injuries to the child's authorized representative.
Day care child was bitten on multiple occasions while in care.
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of Murrieta take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kiddie Academy of Murrieta had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 19, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Murrieta?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of Murrieta compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #24 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of Murrieta last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of Murrieta cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Murrieta for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kiddie Academy of Murrieta?
The licensee is David Holmes-elizabeth Sronce Holmes, and the administrator listed with the state is Breeana Baker.
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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 334841843 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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