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Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool

600 S. Santa Fe Avenue, San Jacinto, CA 92583 · Riverside County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jacinto, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 8 centers in San Jacinto and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #5 of 8 centers in San Jacinto
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 10, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 4, 2023 · Inspection · no citation May 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Sep 27, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2
Training & qualifications 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 10, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above in the director did not have a current mandated reporter certificate on file. The certificate expired April 6, 2025 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 10, 2025
Type B Apr 10, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four children's files (C3) did not have a physical/physician's report (LIC 701) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 7, 2025
Type B May 12, 2023 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Director advised she and Principal would speak with the Father, who lives on the grounds. A temporary gate is currently being installed, and we will collaborate to build a permanent gate, once there is something Director could agree to as well. Once this is established, there will be no need for dogs There are 2 dogs who live on the premises, and feces has been observed on the preschool playground. Director admitted to having to dispose of feces, but they're unable to catch it all, which is a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 or Father to come onto the preschool side.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2023
Type B May 12, 2023 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Smoking prohibition §101231(a)
Director advised that the smoking will be addressed in the meeting with the Father, to confirm if it is any of his staff that are smoking. We will keep it fenced off with the gate, so there is no need for anyone from his side to be on the preschool side. Director denies ever seeing anyone smoke cigarettes on the facility grounds, but does acknowledge that she has observed cigarette butts on the premises and has to dispose of them, which is a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2023

Complaint investigations

Substantiated May 12, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 8, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 35 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since May 23, 1986
Licensee Diocese Of San Bernardino/Education & Welfare Corp
Administrator Karla Cortez
Phone (951) 654-2013
State facility # 330907476
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Common questions

Does Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool take infants?

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

Has Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jacinto?

It is tied for #5 of 8 centers in San Jacinto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool last inspected?

Apr 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Ocs St. Hyacinth Academy Preschool?

The licensee is Diocese Of San Bernardino/Education & Welfare Corp, and the administrator listed with the state is Karla Cortez.

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 330907476 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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