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Immanuel Christian Child Development Center · School-Age Program, Ridgecrest

1201 N. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 · Kern County
1 substantiated complaintSchool-age child care center

Immanuel Christian Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Ridgecrest, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #7 of 11 centers in Ridgecrest and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #7 of 11 centers in Ridgecrest
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 4Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 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)Jan 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 13, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJan 4, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 1, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)
Events reported shall include..: Death of any child..., injury to any child..., unusual incident or child absence ..threatens the physical or emotional health..., suspected physical or psychological abuse.., epidemic outbreaks, poisonings, ... fires or explosions that occur.... 1 All staff will be retrain on incident reporting in reference to CCL requirements. Licensee will provide proof of training to LPA via email. Licensee will provide their internal procedures on reporting incidents to their management and CCL. Based on observation, interviews and record reviews the licensee did not ensure the injury was reported to CCL, which poses an immediate risk to the health safety and personal rights of the clients in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 15, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above regarding four large storage cabinets are not mounted to the wall for earthquake safety, hole in the wall with cable wire is accessible to children, and playground broken toy mounted to the wall accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 19, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Feb 22, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJul 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 29, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJul 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 29, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 29, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Allegation #3: Staff did not report incident to CCL.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity50 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 10, 2008
LicenseeImmanuel Southern Baptist Church
AdministratorRatna P. Rajaratnam
Phone(760) 446-4505
State facility #153808406

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Immanuel Christian Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-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. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Immanuel Christian Child Development Center?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is tied for #7 of 11 centers in Ridgecrest by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

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 $717 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Immanuel Christian Child Development Center?

The licensee is Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Ratna P. 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 153808406 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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