Kids Kare West

Kids Kare West is a daycare center in Fresno, California. It serves children ages 18 months through 12 years, with programs that include Toddlers, Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Club Kids Kare for grade school children. Club Kids Kare includes transportation to and from local elementary schools, and older children spend their before and after school hours in game rooms, organized activities, and play yards. The center also runs a Summer Program, a Winter Blast, Distance Learning, and Pre K Blast. Kids Kare West holds a rating of 4.70 based on 18 reviews.

The center describes its approach as "Fun While Learning," and it follows California child care regulations under Title 22 of the Department of Social Services. Teacher-to-child ratios are 1 to 12 for preschool children and 1 to 14 for school age children, with smaller classes of about 1 to 6 for two-year-olds who are being potty-trained. Teachers must hold 12 units in Early Childhood Education, and directors 15 units including 3 in daycare administration. Staff are certified in CPR and First Aid, fingerprinted with the State of California, and cleared through the Child Abuse index check. Corporal punishment and verbal abuse are strictly forbidden; redirection or time-out is used instead.

The center opens at 6:30 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. Breakfast is served each morning until 9:00 a.m., a hot lunch follows State nutrition guidelines, and an afternoon snack is provided. Children are supervised in all areas at all times, and parents are welcome to visit at any time under an open door policy. Rates are charged weekly, and each center's director has individual rates available upon request. Andrea Ramirez, who has worked with Kids Kare since 2005 and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies, serves as Director, and Robert Navarrete, who has been with the school since 2010, is Assistant Director.

Kids Kare West sits on W Figarden Dr in Fresno, and its programs run from toddler care through grade school, giving families in the city a single place for early education and before and after school care.