Kennedy Gardens State Preschool
Kennedy Gardens State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Calexico, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. 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 9 centers in Calexico and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Kennedy Gardens State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kennedy Gardens State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Kennedy Gardens State Preschool compare with other daycares in Calexico?
It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Calexico by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Kennedy Gardens State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kennedy Gardens State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kennedy Gardens State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Imperial County, which includes Calexico, was $725 a month for preschoolers (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kennedy Gardens State Preschool?
The licensee is Calexico Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Paula Ramirez.
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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 130806414 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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