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Earlimart Child Development Center

949 East School Avenue, Earlimart, CA 93219 · Tulare County
Child care center (preschool)

Earlimart Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Earlimart, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #58 of 105 centers in Tulare County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #58 of 105 centers in Tulare County
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 23, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 24, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)(2)(c)
California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. Testing results with fractional ppb readings of less than 0.5 ppb shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance (ALE)...(c) If testing indicates an (ALE) at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. 1 Per Director Irma Ceja, authorized representatives have been notified of the lead exceedance via written notice in English and Spanish. Outlet K has been made inoperable. This requirement was not met evidence by: Based on record review provided by licensee indicating ALE of 11.00 ppb in outlet K. These results indicate out of compliance over ALE 5.5 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to…
Plan of correction due Feb 24, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity100 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 30, 2002
LicenseeTulare County Office Of Education
AdministratorIrma Ceja
Phone(661) 849-3323
State facility #543801887

Common questions

Does Earlimart Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Earlimart Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Earlimart Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Tulare County?

It is tied for #58 of 105 centers in Tulare County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Earlimart Child Development Center last inspected?

Feb 23, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Earlimart Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Earlimart Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Earlimart, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Earlimart Child Development Center?

The licensee is Tulare County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Irma Ceja.

Licensed centers nearby

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 543801887 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.