Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.8
- Local median
- 0.2
BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED
3190 COLLINS DR, Merced, CA 95348
- Facility:
- 243808936
- Type:
- INFANT CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 11
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionDecember 30, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 30, 2025
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for BUHACH PRESCHOOL - MERCED from March 1, 2022 through December 30, 2025.
Two inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on November 28, 2023 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of December 12, 2023.
Two later inspections, from November 26, 2024 through December 30, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 4 local median in 95348
Compared to 28 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 18%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
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Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the last time a fire drill was completed was 12/16/2022. Based on this information, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 12, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
- Official code
- 101174(d)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and staff interviews, staff do not conduct or document 15-minute sleep checks for infants between the ages of 12 to 24 months. Staff stated they were unaware that sleep checks should be completed and documented after an infant turns12 months of age. Based on this information, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 12, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) - 101429(a)(2)(B)
- Official code
- 101429(a)(2)(B)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Teacher Qualifications and Duties (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below; or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation and record review LPAs observed Staff #3 caring for four infants alone. LPAs reviewed Staff #3's file and saw the file did not contain any documented units completed in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 15, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.1(b)(1) - 101216.1(b)(1)
- Official code
- 101216.1(b)(1)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Modifications to Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation. During file review LPAs observed files of six infant children who's Infant Needs and Servies plan have not been updaetd quarterly as required by Title 22 reglations. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 15, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101419.3(a) - 101419.3(a)
- Official code
- 101419.3(a)