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United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool

109 West California Street, Calipatria, CA 92233 · Imperial County
Child care center (preschool)

United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Calipatria, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 40 centers in Imperial County 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 40 centers in Imperial County
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Jan 8, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 28 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 26, 1999
Licensee United Families INC.
Administrator Cecilia Canchola
Phone (760) 348-7478
State facility # 136608034
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Common questions

Does United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool take infants?

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

Has United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool compare with other daycares in Imperial County?

It is tied for #1 of 40 centers in Imperial County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool last inspected?

Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs United Families INC. - Calipatria State Preschool?

The licensee is United Families INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cecilia Canchola.

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 136608034 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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