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Immanuel Christian Child Development Center · Preschool, Ridgecrest

1201 N. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 · Kern County
Child care center (preschool)

Immanuel Christian Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Ridgecrest, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 11 centers in Ridgecrest and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 11 centers in Ridgecrest
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 4, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 4, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 17, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 21, 2003
LicenseeImmanuel Southern Baptist Church Of Ridgecrest Ca
AdministratorRatna Rajaratnam
Phone(760) 446-4507
State facility #153801951

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Common questions

Does Immanuel Christian Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Immanuel Christian Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Immanuel Christian Child Development Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Immanuel Christian Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Ridgecrest?

It is tied for #1 of 11 centers in Ridgecrest by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Immanuel Christian Child Development Center last inspected?

Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Immanuel Christian Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Immanuel Christian Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Ridgecrest, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Immanuel Christian Child Development Center?

The licensee is Immanuel Southern Baptist Church Of Ridgecrest Ca, and the administrator listed with the state is Ratna Rajaratnam.

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 153801951 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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