zReports Research · Updated July 2026 · 72 facilities analyzed
Every daycare in El Centro, CA, independently graded A to F from state child care licensing and enforcement records: 72 hold an A-range grade. El Centro's average score is 85 — 0 above the California average. The grades are free.
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Active licensed daycares | 72 |
| El Centro average records-layer score | 85 |
| California statewide average | 85 (El Centro +0) |
| A-range grades | 72 (100%) |
| Combined licensed capacity | 2,088 |
El Centro's 72 licensed daycares average a records-layer score of 85, 0 points above the California statewide average of 85. See the full picture on the California Licensed Child Care Rankings & Safety Report.
Licensed child care in California is regulated by the California Department of Social Services’ Community Care Licensing Division, which licenses providers, conducts inspections, investigates complaints, and publishes enforcement actions on the public record. Those state-filed records — not reviews — are what this page is computed from. One precision note: some programs are legally exempt from licensing in many states (certain school- or church-operated programs, and small home settings under the state’s size threshold) and therefore do not appear on the licensed register at all. This page covers every provider on California’s public licensing file.
El Centro has 72 active licensed daycares on California's public file, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,088. Every one is ranked on this page with a free records-layer grade.
El Centro's average records-layer score is 85, 0 points above the statewide average of 85.
The free records-layer grade contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the government's own published verdicts — state child care licensing and enforcement records — through one fixed rule applied identically nationwide. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™ and audits the record against public reputation.
No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. Independence is the product.
RANKED NIGHTLY FROM STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RECORDS · FACILITIES ARE NEVER CONTACTED AND CANNOT PAY TO CHANGE SCORES · METHODOLOGY