Our Lady of Mercy Preschool
Our Lady of Mercy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 87 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1977. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 36 centers in Merced and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the boys restroom, one faucet was leaking and made inoperable which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the asphalt blacktop showed small and large cracks throughout. In one area there was a larger crack which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the children’s restroom near classrooms 9 and 10, have a broken tile in the girl’s restroom, rust on the stall dividers in both children’s restrooms and the toilet base floor screws are rusted and do not have a cover. In the girl’s restroom, one of the stalls has an out of service sign and water is leaking from the toilet, leaving water draining into the floor drain. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Our Lady of Mercy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Our Lady of Mercy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Our Lady of Mercy Preschool compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #23 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Our Lady of Mercy Preschool last inspected?
Apr 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Our Lady of Mercy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Our Lady of Mercy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Our Lady of Mercy Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Fresno Education Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Jasso.
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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 240402103 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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