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United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III

585 West Orange Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 · Imperial County
Child care center (preschool)

United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III is a licensed child care center in El Centro, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. 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

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #8 of 15 centers in El Centro
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 9, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Nov 23, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 9, 2024 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 that S1 and S2's Mandated Reporter training had expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 75 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 1, 2018
Licensee United Families INC
Administrator Lydia Solorzano
Phone (760) 336-8922
State facility # 136608105
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Common questions

Does United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III take infants?

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

Has United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III 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 III 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 III last inspected?

Jul 9, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask United Families, INC. - El Centro Preschool III 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 III?

The licensee is United Families INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lydia Solorzano.

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 136608105 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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