Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center · School-Age Program, Los Banos
Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center is a licensed child care center in Los Banos, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 18 centers in Los Banos and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) observed that school aged children were being comingled with preschool children during meal times.
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Common questions
Does Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center compare with other daycares in Los Banos?
It is tied for #8 of 18 centers in Los Banos by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center last inspected?
Aug 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Los Banos, was $711 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Yellow Brick Road Preschool & Daycare Center?
The licensee is Valley Christian Center Of Los Banos, and the administrator listed with the state is Antonia Cardenas.
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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 243810021 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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