Merced College Child Development Center · Infant Center, Merced
Merced College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 36 centers in Merced and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Merced College Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Merced College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Merced College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #1 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Merced College Child Development Center last inspected?
May 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merced College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merced College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $1,177 a month for infants (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merced College Child Development Center?
The licensee is Merced Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Lydia Padron.
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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 240406699 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.