Carden School of Fresno
Carden School of Fresno is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 205 centers in Fresno and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Carden School of Fresno take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Carden School of Fresno had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Carden School of Fresno compare with other daycares in Fresno?
It is tied for #1 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Carden School of Fresno last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Carden School of Fresno cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carden School of Fresno for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Carden School of Fresno?
The licensee is R, and the administrator listed with the state is Kara Kajans.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 103801833 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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