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Murrieta University, LLC

39840 Los Alamos Rd. #14, Murrieta, CA 92562 · Riverside County
3 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Murrieta University, LLC is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 101 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 8 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #18 of 32 centers in Murrieta
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
5Inspections
3 of 8Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 19 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundApr 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJun 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 19, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 24, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundMay 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 29, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 3, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Other standards1
Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 3, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on file review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ensuring that atleast one staff member has a valid CPR & First Aid training on site which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 2, 2026
Type BJun 22, 2023Complaint investigationOther standards
Activities and napping §101230(b)
Staff admitting that some children are making noise and waking up napping children Director, Carrie Rouch provided LPA with a written notice on how staffing will be changed to accommodate children who are active and noisy to prevent and disruption of napping children. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2023
Type BMay 19, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in which staff #2 & #4 did not have current mandated reporter certificates available for review during this inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 18, 2023
Type BMay 24, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(b)(2)
Based on record review,, the facility did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Child #4 and #9 are missing their TB test assessments in their files.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2022
Type BMay 12, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(a)
a form requesting to take photos of a child was not signed by the parent/guardian granting Director, Doreen Blake agrees to submit a written statement on how the facility will remain in compliance with Admission's Agreement to Community Care Licensing by 05/27/22. that permission. S4 admitted to taking a photo of C1 to show to parent and the photo was not part of the protocol of the ProCare app. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMar 1, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
LPAs observations of a spilled dark brown, dried substance on the bottom of the Director, Doreen Blake agrees to have the refrigerator in classroom #6 cleaned and submit a photo and have a staff meeting on proper sanitizing with a signed agenda to Community Care Licensing by 03/14/21. children's refrigerator in classroom #6. Children rotate into diffferent classrooms every 40 minutes for different themes. LPAs observed the items in classroom #3 not being sanitized prior to transitioning children into a different classroom. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jun 25, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJun 22, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 22, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not allow children to rest/nap without distraction
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 19, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 11, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 12, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 19, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 12, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 6, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedApr 29, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 22, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMar 1, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Feb 22, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
Childcare is not kept clean
Staff do not adequately sanitize
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedDec 3, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Oct 26, 2021
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.

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About this center

Licensed capacity101 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 8, 2017
LicenseeMurrieta University, LLC
AdministratorLeticia Ruiz
Phone(951) 698-5480
State facility #334844364

Common questions

Does Murrieta University, LLC take infants?

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

Has Murrieta University, LLC had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Murrieta University, LLC?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Murrieta University, LLC compare with other daycares in Murrieta?

It is tied for #18 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Murrieta University, LLC last inspected?

Jun 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Murrieta University, LLC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Murrieta University, LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Murrieta University, LLC?

The licensee is Murrieta University, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Leticia Ruiz.

Licensed centers nearby

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 334844364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.