UC Riverside Child Development Center
UC Riverside Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #81 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 16% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observations, the director did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed three infants sleeping with blankets in a crib which poses an immediate safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations and records reviewed, the director did not comply with the section cited above as director did not ensure mandated reporter trainings were completed for four out of five staff present which poses a potential safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations and records reviewed, the director did not comply with the section cited above as director did not ensure a health screening, including a negative TB test, was completed for three out of five staff present which poses a potential health risk to children in care.
Based on observations, interviews conducted, and records reviewed, it was revealed that a wooden bench is used to change infants standing up and changing pads are not utilized as an alternative to changing tables which poses a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
101428(d)(1) Infant Care Personal Services - (d) When changing an infant's diapers, the following shall apply: (1) Each infant shall be diapered on a changing table. 1 Facility agrees to start utilizing the changing table in the toddler classroom. Facility plans on purchasing stairs to assist staff with guiding the infant/toddlers onto the changing tables and submit photos to CCL by 5/17/24. Based on observations and interviews, staff are not utilizing the changing table in the toddler classroom (18-30 Months), which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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: 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: Z30. 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 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Other - Facility staff are not utilizing changing tables to change day care children's diapers
Personal Services - Facility staff are not utilizing changing tables to change infant diapers
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Common questions
Does UC Riverside Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has UC Riverside Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2025, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about UC Riverside Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
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 is better than 16% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
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 $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 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 334802965 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.