UC Riverside Child Development Center
UC Riverside Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 220 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #81 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview conducted, and records reviewed, it was disclosed S1 has been working at the facility since 12/02/2024 without obtaining a criminal record clearance which poses an immediate safety risk to children in care. 8 Facility Representative understands S1 cannot return to the facility until a criminal record clearance is obtained.
Based on observations, LPA observed knives in unlocked drawers which poses an immediate safety risk to children in care. One knife was located inside a drawer of one classroom with a broken lock. Another knife was located inside an unlocked drawer with the key attached.
Based on observations and records reviewed, the director did not comply with the section cited above as director did not ensure all required immunizations were maintained for four out of five staff present which poses a potential health risk to children in care.
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: POC: Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 or above on water outlets: C This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7/7 (persons) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does UC Riverside Child Development Center 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 Riverside Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 5, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does UC Riverside Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #81 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was UC Riverside Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does UC Riverside Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask UC Riverside Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs UC Riverside Child Development Center?
The licensee is University Of California, Riverside, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Pixley.
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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 334802737 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.