Margaret Sheehy Preschool
Margaret Sheehy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 36 centers in Merced and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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About this center
Common questions
Does Margaret Sheehy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Margaret Sheehy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Margaret Sheehy Preschool compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #14 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Margaret Sheehy Preschool last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Margaret Sheehy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Margaret Sheehy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Margaret Sheehy Preschool?
The licensee is Merced City School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Mia Ortiz.
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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 243801992 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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