Stone Ridge Christian Preschool · Child Care Center, Merced

2738 Dan Ward Rd, Merced, CA 95348 · Merced County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Stone Ridge Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 4, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity45 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceAug 19, 2024

LicenseeSan Joaquin Valley Christian School Association

AdministratorShely Burnthorne

Phone(209) 386-0322

State facility #243810281

Common questions

Has Stone Ridge Christian Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Stone Ridge Christian Preschool last inspected?

Sep 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stone Ridge Christian Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stone Ridge Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $1,177 a month for infants (about $1,490 today), $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) and $711 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Stone Ridge Christian Preschool?

The licensee is San Joaquin Valley Christian School Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Shely Burnthorne.

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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 243810281 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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