United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool
United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Centro, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 15 centers in El Centro and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee, did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one, the new director packet was not completed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool compare with other daycares in El Centro?
It is tied for #8 of 15 centers in El Centro by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask United Families, INC. El Centro Preschool 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. El Centro Preschool?
The licensee is United Families, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ruby Jacobo.
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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 136608062 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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