Wellspring Christian Academy
Wellspring Christian Academy is a licensed child care center in Indian Wells, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 14 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (6 of 14). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #471 of 481 centers in Riverside County and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 Director agrees to submit a statement and a written plan as to how they will ensure compliance with the cited section. Proof of completion to be sent to the Riverside Child Care Regional Office by 10/31/2025. The facility failed to report incidents to the parents/legal guardians and follow their own admission policies as stated on the Parent Handbook, regarding discipline and repeat aggressive/inappropriate behaviors. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, staff #1 and #2 did not have current Mandated Reporter Training certificates on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, staff #7 did not have a health screening that was less than one year from employment. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
information obtained during interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 Director agrees to submit a written plan regarding implementation of walking the grounds and mapping positions to provide maximum supervision to children, while at play. Plan to be submitted to the Riverside Child Care Regional Office by 5/21/2025. A child was able to gain access to a strap, from a canopy located on the playground, and use it to place on another child's neck, causing visual marks on the child. Staff/teachers became aware of the incident as it occurred and not action leading up to it. 8 This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
There was a bomb threat at the church/facility that was never reported to the Riverside Child Care Regional as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Facility did not have an assigned person to act in the place of the Director, while the Director was absent. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and observation, a staff grabbed two children, picking them up off the ground, and then tossing them back down onto the activity rug, causing one child to 8 injure their leg/hip area. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In touring the facility LPA observed Staff #5, alone with children and in reviewing their file, it was determined that they were missing the required Child, Family, and Community course. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff records it was determined that Staff #2 and Staff #3, did not have current proof of completion for the required training. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff records it was determined that Staff #3, did not have all the required immunizations. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, LPA determined that Staff #3 did not have the required health screening/TB test on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child #8 is being administered Albuterol however, there is no instructions/prescription from a physician on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed Albuterol being stored, for a child in care, however there was no label with directions from the physician and no prescription/medical documents on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In conducting children record reviews, LPA observed an admission agreement for Child #8 to be in the infant/toddler program however, the child was in a Pre-K classroom. There was no updated Admission agreement to reflect the change. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Reporting Requirements – Staff did not notify parents of child's unusual behaviors
About this center
Common questions
Does Wellspring Christian Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Wellspring Christian Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 20, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Wellspring Christian Academy?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Wellspring Christian Academy compare with other daycares in Riverside County?
It is tied for #471 of 481 centers in Riverside County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Wellspring Christian Academy last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Wellspring Christian Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wellspring Christian Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Indian Wells, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Wellspring Christian Academy?
The licensee is Wellspring Church Cv, and the administrator listed with the state is Frances Gonzalez.
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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 334846445 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.