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Rusd/Adams Elementary School

8362 Colorado Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

Rusd/Adams Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #64 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 69%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #64 of 101 centers in Riverside
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationFeb 3, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 4, 2025Case management visit (licensee initiated)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
101700.3 (b)(2): Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5 or above on water outlets: A (19 ppb); B (15ppb); and C (23ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 the Acton level. Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2025
Type AApr 14, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA interviews and UIR self report the facility did not maintain supervision resulting in a child being left unsupervised in the classroom for approximatley 10 minutes. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 15, 2025
Type BFeb 3, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(n)
Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the First Aid kits had expired items (antiseptic expired in 2010 and 2020) and used/broken ice packet resulting in crystals on other items within first aid bag which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 8, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 27, 2012
LicenseeRiverside Unified School District
AdministratorMelissa Gonzales
Phone(951) 352-6709
State facility #334841761

Common questions

Does Rusd/Adams Elementary School take infants?

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

Has Rusd/Adams Elementary School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 14, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Rusd/Adams Elementary School compare with other daycares in Riverside?

It is tied for #64 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Rusd/Adams Elementary School last inspected?

Mar 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Rusd/Adams Elementary School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rusd/Adams Elementary School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Rusd/Adams Elementary School?

The licensee is Riverside Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Gonzales.

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 334841761 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.