Pie De La Cuesta
Pie De La Cuesta is a licensed child care center in Mecca, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Mecca and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Pie De La Cuesta take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pie De La Cuesta had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Pie De La Cuesta compare with other daycares in Mecca?
It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Mecca by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Pie De La Cuesta last inspected?
Dec 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pie De La Cuesta cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pie De La Cuesta for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Mecca, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pie De La Cuesta?
The licensee is Desert Preschool Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Gisela Contreras.
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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 334844979 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.