YMCA Youth Center At Merrill
YMCA Youth Center At Merrill is a licensed child care center in Corona, CA, licensed for up to 61 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 44 centers in Corona and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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101229 (a)(1) Absense of Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary...(1) No child (ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Director agreed to provide training for all staff to cover acitve supervision. Director will provide a sign in sheet for all staff and submit to licensing by
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA Youth Center At Merrill take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA Youth Center At Merrill had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does YMCA Youth Center At Merrill compare with other daycares in Corona?
It is #18 of 44 centers in Corona by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA Youth Center At Merrill last inspected?
Sep 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA Youth Center At Merrill cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Youth Center At Merrill for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Corona, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA Youth Center At Merrill?
The licensee is Corona-norco Family YMCA, and the administrator listed with the state is Lizabeth Barrera.
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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 334842335 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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