Daycares in Palm Desert, CA

All 27 licensed child care facilities in Palm Desert, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

27licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
78%with a clean record
6with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1BOEHM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER74-200 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE4.6None66
2BOEHM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER74-200 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE4.6None12
3DESERT YMCA/CARTER SCHOOL74-250 HOVLEY LANE EAST4.6None60
4DESERT YMCA/FORD SCHOOL44-210 WARNER TRAIL4.6None48
5DESERT YMCA/JEAN M. BENSON CDC75433 ORANGE BLOSSOM LANE4.6None101
6DIAZ FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME4.6None14
7IBARRA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
8RODRIGUEZ FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
9SACRED HEART PRESCHOOL43-775 DEEP CANYON ROAD4.6None70
10SADLER FAMILY DAY CARE4.6None14
11URTIAGA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
12TOT STOP, INC.77970 DELAWARE PLACE4.6None107
13ALEPH SCHOOLHOUSE73-550 SANTA ROSA WAY4.5None25
14LISA D. STINSON HOMEWORK CLUB77530 ENFIELD LANE-G24.5None56
15REY FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
16BERMUDA DUNES LEARNING CENTER IN PALM DESERT47549 CA HWY 744.4None75
17BERMUDA DUNES LEARNING CENTER IN PALM DESERT47549 HIGHWAY 744.4None26
18BERMUDA DUNES LEARNING CENTER IN PALM DESERT47549 CA HWY 744.4None60
19HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH45900 PORTOLA AVENUE4.4None86
20LINCOLN ECE CENTER74-101 MAGNESIA FALLS DRIVE4.4None17
21PLANOS FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
22FIRST SCHOOL-PALM DESERT73-247 HOVELY LANE WEST4.4None74
23LITTLE SCHOLARS CHILDCARE CENTER73-925 FRED WARING DR4.3None69
24PUSCHENDORF FAMILY CHILD CARE4.3None12
25COLLEGE OF THE DESERT CHILD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING43-500 MONTEREY AVENUE4.31 · 1 high-risk50
26COLLEGE OF THE DESERT CHILD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING43-500 MONTEREY AVENUE4.31 · 1 high-risk72
27ACADEMY OF PALM DESERT COMM. PRESBY. CHURCH, THE47-321 HIGHWAY 744.32120

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.