Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy
Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Coachella, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 8 centers in Coachella and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy compare with other daycares in Coachella?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Coachella by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Coachella, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tlaquepaque/Desert Preschool Academy?
The licensee is Desert Preschool Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Bernice Gonzalez.
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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 336300523 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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