Strong Foundations Learning Center
Strong Foundations Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Thousand Palms, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #365 of 481 centers in Riverside County and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing the drill logs in was written that the last drill(s) was conducted in October 2022. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files/records it was determined that Staff #1 and #4 had not completed the required training. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment: There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There was a sleeping infant with a pacifier in the mouth that had a clip/holder attached. 1 Staff immediately removed the clip/holder during the inspection. Licensee/Assistant Director agrees to conduct Infant Safe Sleep training and submit an agenda and sign in sheet as proof. Proof to be submitted to the Riverside Child Care Regional Office by 2/1/2023. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
a staff member being present and providing care and supervision without a criminal record clearance. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. 8 Licensee agrees to submit written statement by 3/2/2022. Please note that this deficiency carries a civil penalty of $500.00.
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Does Strong Foundations Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Strong Foundations Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 31, 2023, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Strong Foundations Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Strong Foundations Learning Center compare with other daycares in Riverside County?
It is tied for #365 of 481 centers in Riverside County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Strong Foundations Learning Center last inspected?
Jun 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Strong Foundations Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Strong Foundations Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Thousand Palms, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Strong Foundations Learning Center?
The licensee is Tiffany Madrid, and the administrator listed with the state is Tiffany Madrid.
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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 334841689 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.