YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool
YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool is a licensed child care center in Van Nuys, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 18 centers in Van Nuys and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in hole in kitchen wall where stove was removed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA Rendon observed an unlocked cabinet located in room 3 with cleaning chemicals inside with bleach and Lysol spray to be accessible to children, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool compare with other daycares in Van Nuys?
It is #7 of 18 centers in Van Nuys by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool last inspected?
Oct 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Van Nuys, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of Metro La/Mid Valley Preschool?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Valdes.
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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 191203231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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