Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.56
- Local median
- 0.31
WELLSPRING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
44-175 WASHINGTON ST., Indian Wells, CA 92210
- Facility:
- 334846445
- Type:
- DAY CARE 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:
- 82
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionOctober 21, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsSeptember 9, 2025
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for WELLSPRING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY from September 22, 2023 through October 21, 2025.
Six inspections recorded violations, with 14 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 21, 2025 and involved supervision, with a due date of October 31, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 14
- Higher-concern violations
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 3
3 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 6 local median in Riverside County
Compared to 340 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 67%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 0.28
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
September 26, 2024April 2, 2025October 21, 2025Supervision
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
September 26, 2024May 20, 2025October 21, 2025Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 26, 2024October 21, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Admission Agreements: The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility failed to report incidents to the parents/legal guardians and follow their own admission policies as stated on the Parent Handbook, regarding discipline and repeat aggressive/inappropriate behaviors. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 31, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101219(f) - 101219(f)
- Official code
- 101219(f)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, staff #1 and #2 did not have current Mandated Reporter Training certificates on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 31, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, staff #7 did not have a health screening that was less than one year from employment. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 31, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by information obtained during interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. A child was able to gain access to a strap, from a canopy located on the playground, and use it to place on another child's neck, causing visual marks on the child. Staff/teachers became aware of the incident as it occurred and not action leading up to it.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 21, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
- Official code
- 101229(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Reporting Requirements: Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 16, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d) - 101212(d)
- Official code
- 101212(d)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties: When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher as specified in Section 101216.1(c) to act as substitute. This substitute child care center director shall be aware of center operations, including total enrollment; shall be trained in program operation; and shall be designated as an authorized person to correct operational deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 16, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101215.1(f) - 101215.1(f)
- Official code
- 101215.1(f)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and observation, a staff grabbed two children, picking them up off the ground, and then tossing them back down onto the activity rug, causing one child to
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 6, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In touring the facility LPA observed Staff #5, alone with children and in reviewing their file, it was determined that they were missing the required Child, Family, and Community course. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 27, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.1(c)(1) - 101216.1(c)(1)
- Official code
- 101216.1(c)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff records it was determined that Staff #2 and Staff #3, did not have current proof of completion for the required training. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff records it was determined that Staff #3, did not have all the required immunizations. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In reviewing staff files, LPA determined that Staff #3 did not have the required health screening/TB test on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- Child's Records (b) Each record shall contain information including, but not limited to, the following: (10) Record of current medications, including the name of the prescribing physician, and instructions, if any, regarding control and custody of medications. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child #8 is being administered Albuterol however, there is no instructions/prescription from a physician on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101221(b)(10) - 101221(b)(10)
- Official code
- 101221(b)(10)
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- Health-Related Services (3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed Albuterol being stored, for a child in care, however there was no label with directions from the physician and no prescription/medical documents on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) - 101226(e)(3)(A)
- Official code
- 101226(e)(3)(A)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- (d) Modifications to the original admission agreement shall be made whenever circumstances covered in the agreement change and shall be dated and signed by the persons specified in (c) above. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In conducting children record reviews, LPA observed an admission agreement for Child #8 to be in the infant/toddler program however, the child was in a Pre-K classroom. There was no updated Admission agreement to reflect the change. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101219(d) - 101219(d)
- Official code
- 101219(d)
No recorded violations in this report