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Licensed daycares in 95340Merced, CA

There are 31 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 95340 — 16 licensed centers and 15 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 48 violations across 93 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.52 violations per inspection, which is above the Merced average of 0.30.

11 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 health and medication (24 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (14). 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 31 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

11 providers.

Alcazar, Maria Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Aug 12, 2025

0 violationsActive
Charles Wright School

Center · Capacity 21 · 900 E. TWENTIETH STREET · Last inspected Apr 3, 2025

0 violationsActive
Gateway Educare Infant Center And Preschool

Center · Capacity 46 · 343 E. DONNA DRIVE · Last inspected Dec 9, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ada Givens Preschool

Center · Capacity 22 · 2900 GREEN STREET · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

1 violationActive
Campos-Zavala, Heidy Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Mar 23, 2026

1 violationActive
Marquez, Isabel Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Dec 19, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Buhach Preschool Yosemite Crossing

Center · Capacity 121 · 3670 G ST · Last inspected Mar 4, 2026

12 violationsActive
Marquez, Donna Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 95340

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

1

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

2

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

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

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