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Reef-sunset State Preschool

500 S First Ave, Avenal, CA 93204 · Kings County
Child care center (preschool)

Reef-sunset State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Avenal, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 32 centers in Kings County 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 32 centers in Kings County
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 21, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 13, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 16, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 8, 2021 · Report/investigation · 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 substantiatedDec 19, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 1, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 19, 2021
LicenseeReef-sunset Unified School District
AdministratorPatricia Gonzalez
Phone(559) 386-9083
State facility #163810162

Common questions

Does Reef-sunset State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Reef-sunset State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Reef-sunset State Preschool?

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

How does Reef-sunset State Preschool compare with other daycares in Kings County?

It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Kings County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Reef-sunset State Preschool last inspected?

Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Reef-sunset State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Reef-sunset State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kings County, which includes Avenal, was $831 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Reef-sunset State Preschool?

The licensee is Reef-sunset Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Gonzalez.

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 163810162 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.