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We Kare Daycare · Preschool, Riverside

6476 Streeter Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504 · Riverside County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

We Kare Daycare is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #92 of 101 centers in Riverside
3Type A citations
6Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 11, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJan 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 3, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundApr 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 29, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 20, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety4
Staff ratios3
Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 12, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Facility will submit written plan of coverage to accomodate teacher-child ratios for the preschool and toddler option programs by
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2025
Type BMar 12, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Facility will cease co-mingling of toddlers/preschool with school age children by
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2025
Type BFeb 11, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPAs observed during tour access to electrical equipment, cleaners, sharps, poisons, and partially blocked hallway, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2025
Type BFeb 11, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPAs observed torn hard rubber with sharp edges on play structure, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2025
Type BJan 3, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that detecotrs were not dual and did not have carbon monoxide which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 4, 2023
Type AApr 7, 2022Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(1) The director will contact Resource & Referral (R&R) to obtain resources on working with children with challenging behaviors. (2) The director will conduct an in-service with staff presenting using the information obtained by R&R. All staff members will sign a rooster; the rooster and itinerary will be sent to the LPA by POC date. C1 had 18 behavioral incidents violating the rights of the other children and staff at the facility. The facility failed to enact any disciplinary actions as stated in the facility policy which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Training must be completed within 30 days of the POC date.
Plan of correction due Apr 8, 2022
Type BApr 7, 2022Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
The director/licensee will update the terms and conditions of the admissions policy/procedures. The licensee and the director will submit a memo of understanding ensuring they will abide by the submitted policies. Both will be submitted to the LPA by POC date. The facility failed to enact the terms of their admissions agreement by allowing C1 to remain in care at the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 14, 2022
Type AOct 29, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-Child Ratio §101516.5(b)(1)
101516.5 Teacher-Child Ratio(b) There shall be a staffing ratio of one teacher and one aide present to every 28 children in attendance.(1) A teacher shall supervise no more than 14 children or with an aide a maximum of 28 children. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Immediately, Director agrees to maintain teacher-child ratios. Director agrees to submit a written statement addressing how ratios will be maintained and will submit a copy to LPA by 11/1/21. Based on observation, the Director did not ensure all there were appropriate ratios being met as one staff was supervising 22 children, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2021
Type AOct 29, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(a)
101238.2 Outdoor Activity Space (a) There shall be at least 75 square feet per child of outdoor activity space based on the total licensed capacity. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Immediatly, Director agrees to submit an updated schedule and post it each classroom. Director agrees to submit updated schedule to LPA by 11/1/21. Based on observation, the Director did not ensure children were not commingling as it was observed Preschool and School-age children were both on the play ground, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 1, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Apr 3, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMar 12, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 10, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Daycare center is operating out of ratio
Staff are comingling children
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJan 19, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 25, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity46 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 2, 2012
LicenseeWe Kare Daycare
AdministratorMaryann Rico
Phone(951) 637-7303
State facility #334841174

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Common questions

Does We Kare Daycare take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has We Kare Daycare had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 7, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about We Kare Daycare?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does We Kare Daycare compare with other daycares in Riverside?

It is tied for #92 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was We Kare Daycare last inspected?

Jan 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does We Kare Daycare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask We Kare Daycare 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 We Kare Daycare?

The licensee is We Kare Daycare, and the administrator listed with the state is Maryann Rico.

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 334841174 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.