River City Christian Preschool
River City Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Rancho Cordova, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not 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 28 centers in Rancho Cordova and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does River City Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has River City Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about River City Christian Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does River City Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Rancho Cordova?
It is tied for #1 of 28 centers in Rancho Cordova by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was River City Christian Preschool last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does River City Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask River City Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Rancho Cordova, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs River City Christian Preschool?
The licensee is River City Christian, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Belleci.
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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 343611329 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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