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A licensed child care center in Bakersfield, California, with its state visit, citation and complaint history from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center (CDSS license type: Day Care Center)

Address: 1130 17TH STREET, Bakersfield, CA 93301

County: Kern County

Phone: (661) 633-2302

Ages served: not in the state's data; ask the program.

Licensed capacity: 72 children

State ID (CDSS facility number): 153808747

License status (CDSS): Licensed

First licensed: August 9, 2012

Last visit by the state: October 19, 2026

View the official record on CDSS's Care Facility Search, with the full visit and complaint reports.

Inspection history

From August 4, 2022 to October 19, 2026

2 inspections
13 complaint visits
13 other visits
4 Type A citations, 8 Type B citations in all
9 complaint investigations completed. Allegations: 9 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated

Type A citations are for the most serious violations, where CDSS finds an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care; they are issued even if the problem is fixed on the spot. Type B citations are for violations that could become an immediate risk if not corrected. An inspection checks compliance with the law and the licensing rules. A complaint visit is part of investigating a complaint. "Other visits" are visits the state doesn't list as either an inspection or a complaint visit. The number of complaint visits and completed complaint investigations can differ; the reports on the official record show which visits belong to which complaint.

A citation means a licensing analyst found that a licensing rule wasn't being met at the time of the visit. CDSS notes that some citations may be under appeal or already corrected. Read the official record for details.

Citations by kind of visit, as the state counts them:

Inspections: 0 Type A, 0 Type B
Other visits: 1 Type A, 3 Type B
Complaint investigations: 3 Type A, 5 Type B

The state's counts by kind of visit don't always line up with the dates below. The reports on the official record show which visit each citation came from.

Every visit in the state's records

28 visits, newest first. When a date appears more than once, the state recorded separate visits on that day.

October 19, 2026 · Other visit
October 19, 2026 · Other visit
April 8, 2026 · Other visit
January 15, 2026 · Complaint visit
December 23, 2025 · Complaint visit
December 5, 2025 · Other visit
December 1, 2025 · Other visit
July 11, 2025 · Other visit
May 12, 2025 · Other visit
May 12, 2025 · Other visit
May 12, 2025 · Complaint visit
April 17, 2025 · Complaint visit
January 8, 2025 · Other visit
October 4, 2024 · Other visit
October 4, 2024 · Complaint visit
October 4, 2024 · Complaint visit
September 18, 2024 · Complaint visit
September 18, 2024 · Complaint visit
September 18, 2024 · Complaint visit
February 27, 2024 · Complaint visit
February 27, 2024 · Complaint visit
November 17, 2023 · Other visit
November 17, 2023 · Complaint visit
November 17, 2023 · Complaint visit
August 24, 2023 · Inspection
June 28, 2023 · Other visit
June 8, 2023 · Other visit
August 4, 2022 · Inspection

Complaint investigations

For each completed complaint investigation, the number of allegations CDSS found substantiated (the evidence showed the violation happened) or unsubstantiated (there wasn't enough evidence to show it happened), and the citations issued. The state's data file leaves out allegations CDSS found unfounded (false, or with no reasonable basis), so these counts may not include every allegation made.

February 2, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
December 26, 2025 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 2 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
July 17, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
May 20, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
October 8, 2024 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
October 8, 2024 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
September 30, 2024 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
March 9, 2024 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
November 27, 2023 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.

Code sections cited

Each section of California's child care laws (Health and Safety Code) and licensing rules (Title 22 regulations) the state's data file lists as cited for this program, with the plan of correction date listed with it. The file doesn't say which visit each one came from or what it was about; the reports on the official record do. A section number can appear more than once.

Health and Safety Code § 1596.8595(c)(1)
Plan of correction date: January 15, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)
Plan of correction date: December 30, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223
Plan of correction date: May 26, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)
Plan of correction date: May 26, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: May 1, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101229
Plan of correction date: October 4, 2024
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(2)
Plan of correction date: September 19, 2024
Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: September 19, 2024
Title 22 regulations § 101238(a)
Plan of correction date: December 29, 2023
Title 22 regulations § 101170(e)(2)
Plan of correction date: November 20, 2023
Title 22 regulations § 101239(n)
Plan of correction date: August 24, 2023
Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: June 8, 2023

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Sources

CDSS Community Care Licensing Division, child care centers download (CSV): program details, visit dates and kinds, citation counts, code sections cited and complaint findings.
CDSS Care Facility Search: the official record and reports for this facility.

Published by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. CDSS's Conditions of Use treat information on its websites as public domain unless marked otherwise. State download retrieved November 12, 2026. We show the state's figures as published. The file lists inspection dates and other-visit dates; the remaining visit dates are labeled complaint visits, which matches the state's complaint-visit count. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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