UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. · Preschool, Merced
UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 36 centers in Merced and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and records review a staff used a pen to mark on a child’s face and did not inform the parents. This is a potential risk of personal rights, health and safety to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff wrote on day care child’s skin with a marker
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About this center
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Common questions
Does UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about UC Merced Early Childhood E.c.?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #14 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. last inspected?
Jul 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask UC Merced Early Childhood E.c. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs UC Merced Early Childhood E.c.?
The licensee is UC Merced Early Childhood E.c., and the administrator listed with the state is Danielle Waite.
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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 243808514 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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