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Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC

23151 Palomar Street, Wildomar, CA 92595 · Riverside County
2 substantiated complaints School-age child care center

Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC is a licensed child care center in Wildomar, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 6 centers in Wildomar and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#5 of 6 centers in Wildomar
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
2 of 2 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 15, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 15, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Aug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 12, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Records & paperwork 1
Supervision 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 15, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(5)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five student files did not have completed Identification and Emergency information forms (C1 and C3) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 28, 2025
Type B Aug 22, 2024 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications
School-Age Child Care Center Teacher Qualifications and Duties §101516.2(b)
Director will provide copies of the certificates for substitution training hours to LPA on or before the
Plan of correction due Sep 23, 2024
Type B Aug 22, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Director provided copies of completed mandated reporter and First-Aid/CPR certificates for S2 and S3. S2 and S3 did not complete the required Mandated Reporter Training and first aid/CPR for childcare providers which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2024
Type B Aug 22, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Director provided copies of completed mandated reporter and First-Aid/CPR certificates for S2 and S3. On June 26, 2024, LPA Hamilton observed a staff without Pediatric First-Aid/CPR certification providing care and supervision for 13 children which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2024
Type A Mar 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director has agreed to provide training to staff regarding proper supervision and provide CCL with copies of training content and sign-in sheet on or before
Plan of correction due Mar 7, 2024
Type B Mar 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. 1 Director has agreed to provide training to staff regarding personal rights and provide CCL with copies of training content and sign-in sheet on or before
Plan of correction due Mar 19, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Aug 22, 2024 Complaint investigation received May 24, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Unqualified staff providing care to day care children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Mar 6, 2024 Complaint investigation received Feb 22, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Staff left day care children unattended outside.
Staff did not assist day care children with obtaining dry clothing.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 1, 2015
Licensee Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC
Administrator Kathy Everhart
Phone (951) 678-5240
State facility # 334843572
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Common questions

Does Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC take infants?

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

Has Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 6, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC compare with other daycares in Wildomar?

It is #5 of 6 centers in Wildomar by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC last inspected?

Jan 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Wildomar, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC?

The licensee is Ortega Trail Youth Centers, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathy Everhart.

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 334843572 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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