Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center
Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in El Centro, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 15 centers in El Centro and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center compare with other daycares in El Centro?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in El Centro by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center last inspected?
Nov 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Imperial County, which includes El Centro, was $725 a month for preschoolers (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Icoe-ecep Bears Head Start Center?
The licensee is Imperial County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Alejandra Mendez.
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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 136608098 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.