Muhsd Child Development Center
Muhsd Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 36 centers in Merced and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
based on record review provided by Licensee indicating ALE of 6.06 ppb in outlet F Kitchen Faucet Center. These results indicate an exceedance over ALE 5.5 ppb, which is out of compliance. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Muhsd Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Muhsd Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Muhsd Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #19 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Muhsd Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Muhsd Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Muhsd 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 Muhsd Child Development Center?
The licensee is Merced Union High School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Graciela Ojeda.
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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 243808933 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.