Wolff Water
Wolff Water is a licensed child care center in La Quinta, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 9 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 5). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 7 centers in La Quinta and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted, and staff admission, C1 was placed inside a restroom with the door closed while having a behavioral episode. This is a potential personal rights violation to children in care.
Based on staff interview, and confidential interview, C1's parent was not given proper notice for the facility to reduce C1's hours. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not submit a UIR regarding the incident that occurred on 12/16/2026 involving C1 and C2 where C1's nose bled as a result of being slapped by C2. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Reporting Requirements: (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event.(1) Events reported shall include the following:(C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not being met as evidencee by: 1 Licensee states they will send the Unusual Incident Reports of those mentioned in this report, as well as any that may come up in the future. Based on the mentioned complaint investigation concluding that C1 had bitten several children in care, the incidents should have been reported to CCL. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on record review and interview with three out of three staff, child #1 was not picked up in a timely manner from the bus stop, resulting in the parent of C1 to retrieve the child from the school district on at least two or more occasions. This poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left daycare child in bathroom with door closed and lights off.
Child is not being picked up at bus drop off location.
About this center
Common questions
Does Wolff Water take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Wolff Water had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Wolff Water?
California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Wolff Water compare with other daycares in La Quinta?
It is #6 of 7 centers in La Quinta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Wolff Water last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Wolff Water cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wolff Water for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes La Quinta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Wolff Water?
The licensee is Desert Preschool Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Margie Sanchez.
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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 334845437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.