St. Joachim Preschool
St. Joachim Preschool is a licensed child care center in Madera, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 41 centers in Madera and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Joachim Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Joachim Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Joachim Preschool compare with other daycares in Madera?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Madera by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Joachim Preschool last inspected?
Feb 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Joachim Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Joachim Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Madera, was $823 a month for preschoolers (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Joachim Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Fresno Education Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Jenny Salazar.
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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 203808111 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.