Palo Verde College Child Development Center
Palo Verde College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Blythe, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interview(s) and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There was an incident where a child was hit by another child and the legal guardian was not notified upon picking up the child. They were notified the next day. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, LPA did not observe required immunization records on file for staff#7. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
a staff being observed making aggressive physical contact with children in care on many occasions. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. Copy of the agenda and sign in sheet to be submitted to the Riverside Child Care Regional Office by 9/5/2025.
video footage observed showing staff not having a visual of children as they used the restroom due to completely closing the restroom door. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Has Palo Verde College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 26, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Palo Verde College Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Palo Verde College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Palo Verde College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Blythe, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today), $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) and $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Palo Verde College Child Development Center?
The licensee is Palo Verde Community College, and the administrator listed with the state is Tayler Elms.
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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 334846646 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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