Dinuba Early Education Center
Dinuba Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Dinuba, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 105 centers in Tulare County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a cabinet in Room 1 contained a cleaning product labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" and was accessible to children in care, unlocked. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dinuba Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dinuba Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Dinuba Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Tulare County?
It is tied for #48 of 105 centers in Tulare County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dinuba Early Education Center last inspected?
Apr 12, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dinuba Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dinuba Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Dinuba, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dinuba Early Education Center?
The licensee is Vda, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jamie Valdez.
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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 543808994 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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