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United Families INC. - Aurora

949 North Eighth Street, El Centro, CA 92243 · Imperial County
Child care center (preschool)

United Families INC. - Aurora is a licensed child care center in El Centro, CA, licensed for up to 97 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not 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 15 centers in El Centro and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since 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 15 centers in El Centro
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
No citations in 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Feb 12, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Dec 7, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 7, 2021 Complaint investigation received Oct 7, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 97 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 23, 2013
Licensee United Families INC.
Administrator Tara Machado
Phone (760) 312-5905
State facility # 136608085
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Common questions

Does United Families INC. - Aurora take infants?

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

Has United Families INC. - Aurora had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about United Families INC. - Aurora?

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

How does United Families INC. - Aurora compare with other daycares in El Centro?

It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in El Centro by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was United Families INC. - Aurora last inspected?

Feb 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does United Families INC. - Aurora cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask United Families INC. - Aurora for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Imperial County, which includes El Centro, was $725 a month for preschoolers (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs United Families INC. - Aurora?

The licensee is United Families INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tara Machado.

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 136608085 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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