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Sadler Family Day Care
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About this facility
Operating details and county context
Operating details
- Capacity
- 14 children
- Age range
- 2 years to 5 years (4 infants max)
- Phone
- (760) 341-8412
- Licensed since
Riverside County context
2,053*CCLD
Total facilities
3.3*CCLD
Avg citations
5.6*CCLD
Avg visits
1.3*CCLD
Avg complaint visits
*CCLD: California Community Care Licensing Division. Updated weekly. Last refresh .
Citations
30 citations on record
Every regulation cited on a CCLD inspection of this facility, sourced from the public record. Each row links to the visit’s inspector narrative.
What does Type A vs Type B mean?
Type A. Serious citation. Imminent or substantial risk to children. The regulator requires corrective action immediately and may impose a civil penalty.
Type B. Lower-severity citation. Corrective action required, no imminent risk. The regulator monitors compliance on the next visit.
2026
- 102417(a)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home(a) The licensee shall be present.. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and interview with staff, the Licensee left this morning, 01/09/2026 and would not return until 01/18/2026 while the day care is still in operation left to the Licensee's daughter. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
2025
- 102418(g)Type B
IMMUNIZATIONS
- 102417(g)(7)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
- 102425(b)Type B
INFANT SAFE SLEEP
- 1596.814...iiiType B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed.. with all of the following requirements:(1) The swimming..(A) An enclosure, including.. family..(iii) A maximum vertical clearance of two inches from the ground to the bottom of the enclosure. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the Licensee did not comply with a gap that is no more than 2 inches at the bottom of the fence surrounding the pool. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 102417(a)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Operation of a Family Child Care Home: (a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily..Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on interview with Licensee, and observation, LPA found that the Licensee was absent from the facility for more than 20 percent of the daily operation. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(2)(A)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements..(a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family..of the following requirements:(2) The licensee shall have the following safety equipment visible from the swimming pool and readily available for immediate use:(A) A life ring with a minimum exterior diameter of 17 inches and labeled as approved by the United States Coast Guard. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, and staff interview, a life ring approved by the US Coast Guard was not available at the facility. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(2)(B)Type B
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the rescue pole was noted to be 9' in lengh which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1596.814(a)(1)(A)(i)Type B
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the key lockable device is lower than 60" from the ground. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1596.814(a)(1)(A)(ii)Type B
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the fencing was noted to be average 59". This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1596.814(a)(1)(A)(i)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements.(a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) The swimming pool shall be equipped with..(A) An enclosure, including, but not limited to.. swimming pool from access to the family daycare..(i) An access gate that opens away from the swimming pool and is self-closing with a self-latching, key lockable device placed no lower than 60 inches above the ground. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the Licensee did not comply with the gate lock being at 60 inches. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(1)(A)(v)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) The swimming.. safety features:(A) An enclosure, including, but..(v) An outside surface free of protrusions, cavities, or other physical characteristics that would serve as handholds or footholds that could enable a child to climb over. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation of several chairs near the wrought iron fence, LPA found that children could use the chairs to potentially climb into the pool area. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(2)(A)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements..(a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family..of the following requirements:(2) The licensee shall have the following safety equipment visible from the swimming pool and readily available for immediate use:(A) A life ring with a minimum exterior diameter of 17 inches and labeled as approved by the United States Coast Guard. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, and staff interview, a life ring approved by the US Coast Guard was not available at the facility. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(2)(B)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed family daycare home operated..the premises shall comply..(2) The licensee shall have..available for immediate use:(B) A rescue pole with a body hook and a minimum fixed length of 12 feet. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and staff interview, there was not a 12' pole with body hook in the pool area. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 1596.814(a)(3)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements:(3) A licensee shall perform a daily inspection of the drowning prevention safety features and safety equipment before opening the facility and maintain a log of the inspections to be provided to the department upon request. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, and staff interview, the licensee did not comply with the regulation by maintaining a daily inspection log of the pool. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 102417(g)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home (g)The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to: This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, thorns were observed coming from a bush in a child's play area. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- 102417(a)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home(a) The licensee shall be present.. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and interview with staff, the Licensee left yesterday, 04/30/2025 and would not return until 05/09/2025 while the day care is still in operation left to the Licensee's daughter. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- 1596.814Type B
§1596.814Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed family daycare.. an in-ground..(1) The swimming pool..(B) In addition.. (A), at least one of the following:(ii) (I) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool, will sound upon detecting an entrance into the water. The alarm shall be turned on and be in working condition during a facility’s operating hours while the swimming pool is not in use. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation and interview with staff, the alarm had not been purchased by the Licensee for use in the pool. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- 1596.814...(iii)Type B
§1596.814 Family daycare home; in-ground swimming pool requirements(a) A licensed.. with all of the following requirements:(1) The swimming..(A) An enclosure, including.. family..(iii) A maximum vertical clearance of two inches from the ground to the bottom of the enclosure. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the Licensee did not comply with a gap that is no more than 2 inches at the bottom of the fence surrounding the pool. This is a potential health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
2024
- 102417(g)(8)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on record review,, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the roster was not updated or complete at the time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1597.543Type B
Family Day Care Homes
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the carbon monoxide detector was broken at the time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(b)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there was dog feces in the back yard, dog pee pee mat in the kitchen area and broken glass on the ground of the patio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(g)(4)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, bedroom doors were not closed at the time of inspection, the school age bathroom the children utilize had hygiene items, cleaning products, bedroom the children sleep in had precription medication on the shelf above the bed, hygiene items on the dresser (bedroom belongs to the grandaughter, also utilized as a sleeping room. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(g)(5)(A)Type A
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the pool gate was not self latching and LPA was informed the children use the patio to get fresh air during the day. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(g)(9)(A)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the licensee has not conducted a drill since October of 2023. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
2023
- 102417(b)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the children's outside play area had dog feces, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(g)(8)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in children's roster LIC9040 was not completely filled out at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 102417(g)(5)(A)Type B
OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the post that holds the self latching gate was wobbling and needs to be fixed to allow the gate to be able to self latch. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1597.622(a)(1)Type B
Family Day Care Homes
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #2 did not have proof of immunizations on file at time of inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- 1597.622(c)Type B
Family Day Care Homes
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in stafff #2 did not have proof of immunizations or TB on file at time of inspection, This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Inspection record
9 visits on record since 2022. Most recent on 2026-03-11.
4 routine inspections.
- OtherNo citationsRead inspector’s narrative
- Other1 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Other2 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Other4 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Inspection3 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Other10 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Inspection1 Type A · 5 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- Inspection5 Type BRead inspector’s narrative
- InspectionNo citationsRead inspector’s narrative
30 citations across the record on file
Nearby
Other licensed daycares in Palm Desert
FAQ
Common questions about this facility
Is Sadler Family Day Care licensed in California?
Yes, Sadler Family Day Care is currently licensed in California. It has been licensed since 1991.
How many citations does Sadler Family Day Care have?
Sadler Family Day Care has 30 citations on record: 1 Type A (more serious) and 29 Type B citations. It has received 9 visits (4 inspections, 5 other visits).
When was Sadler Family Day Care last inspected?
Sadler Family Day Care was last inspected on March 11, 2026 (7 weeks ago). California CCLD typically inspects licensed childcare facilities annually or following a complaint.
What type of childcare is Sadler Family Day Care?
Sadler Family Day Care is a Family Child Care Home (FCC), which is a home-based program licensed to care for up to 14 children with a licensed capacity of 14 children. It is located in Palm Desert, Riverside County, California.
How does Sadler Family Day Care compare to other daycares in Riverside County?
Sadler Family Day Care has 30 citations. The county average is 3.3 citations per facility. There are 2,053 licensed childcare facilities in Riverside County.
Does Sadler Family Day Care have any serious violations?
Sadler Family Day Care has 1 Type A citation on record. Type A citations indicate conditions that pose an immediate health or safety risk to children. Review the inspection timeline above for details on each citation.
What ages does Sadler Family Day Care serve?
Sadler Family Day Care serves children from age 2 to age 5. It has a licensed capacity of 14 children.
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