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Psd Ece Mesquite Center

37622 43rd St. East, Palmdale, CA 93552 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Psd Ece Mesquite Center is a licensed child care center in Palmdale, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 27 centers in Palmdale and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 27 centers in Palmdale
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 23, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 14, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 15, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity44 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 3, 1998
LicenseePalmdale School District Head Start-state Preschoo
AdministratorDr. Melanie Culver
Phone(661) 273-4710
State facility #197404676

Common questions

Does Psd Ece Mesquite Center take infants?

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

Has Psd Ece Mesquite Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Psd Ece Mesquite Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Psd Ece Mesquite Center compare with other daycares in Palmdale?

It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Palmdale by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Psd Ece Mesquite Center last inspected?

Sep 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Psd Ece Mesquite Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Psd Ece Mesquite Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Palmdale, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Psd Ece Mesquite Center?

The licensee is Palmdale School District Head Start-state Preschoo, and the administrator listed with the state is Dr. Melanie Culver.

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 197404676 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.