St. Mary's Preschool · El Centro

700 South Waterman Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 · Imperial County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 25, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

St. Mary's Preschool was a licensed child care center in El Centro, CA, licensed for up to 34 children. Its license closed around August 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

2 Type B citations

1 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 21, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of three (3) staff did not have a current mandated reporter training certificate on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due May 22, 2023

Type B Apr 21, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was not at least one staff member with current CPR/FA certification which met statutory requirements which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due May 22, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 34 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Sep 13, 1995

Closed Aug 25, 2023

Licensee Diocese Of San Diego Education And Welfare

Last administrator Jennifer Ramirez

State facility # 136608008

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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 136608008 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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