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UC Riverside Child Development Center

3333 Watkins Drive, Riverside, CA 92507 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 84%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #81 of 101 centers in Riverside
2Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 25, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 8, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 18, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Background checks1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 5, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 8, 2025
Type AJul 11, 2025Case management visit (annual continuation)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2025
Type BJul 11, 2025Case management visit (annual continuation)Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2025
Type BOct 27, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2022
Type BAug 18, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity220 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 20, 1996
LicenseeUniversity Of California, Riverside
AdministratorKimberly Pixley
Phone(951) 827-7454
State facility #334802737

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.