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Licensed daycares in 92276Thousand Palms, CA

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 92276 — 4 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 14 violations across 27 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.52 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Thousand Palms average of 0.52.

3 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (6 citations), followed by health and medication (5). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 8 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Psusd - Della S. Lindley Head Start

Center · Capacity 45 · 31-495 ROBERT ROAD · Last inspected Apr 29, 2026

0 violationsActive
Strong Foundations Learning Center

Center · Capacity 14 · 72400 LA CANADA WAY · Last inspected Jun 9, 2025

0 violationsActive
Strong Foundations Learning Center

Center · Capacity 56 · 72400 LA CANADA WAY · Last inspected Jun 9, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

4 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Strong Foundations Learning Center

Center · Capacity 84 · 72400 LA CANADA WAY · Last inspected Jun 9, 2025

1 violationActive
Maciel Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Oct 2, 2025

2 violationsActive
Verdugo Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Barrera Hernandez Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jul 28, 2025

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 92276

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error