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Child care center · Bakersfield, CA

LIL' EXPLORERS

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: 8800 HARRIS ROAD, Bakersfield, CA 93311

County: Kern County

Phone: (661) 665-1200

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

Licensed capacity: 298 children

State ID (CDSS facility number): 153808662

License status (CDSS): Licensed

First licensed: April 11, 2011

Last visit by the state: October 15, 2026

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

Inspection history

From January 3, 2022 to October 15, 2026

  • 2 inspections
  • 14 complaint visits
  • 29 other visits
  • 3 Type A citations, 15 Type B citations in all
  • 10 complaint investigations completed. Allegations: 8 substantiated, 7 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:

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

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

  1. October 15, 2026 · Other visit

  2. October 15, 2026 · Other visit

  3. September 25, 2026 · Other visit

  4. September 25, 2026 · Other visit

  5. September 25, 2026 · Complaint visit

  6. September 17, 2026 · Other visit

  7. September 17, 2026 · Other visit

  8. September 17, 2026 · Other visit

  9. September 17, 2026 · Complaint visit

  10. August 6, 2026 · Other visit

  11. July 27, 2026 · Other visit

  12. July 24, 2026 · Other visit

  13. July 24, 2026 · Other visit

  14. July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit

  15. July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit

  16. July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit

  17. May 27, 2026 · Other visit

  18. May 19, 2026 · Other visit

  19. May 19, 2026 · Other visit

  20. May 19, 2026 · Complaint visit

  21. May 19, 2026 · Complaint visit

  22. February 6, 2026 · Other visit

  23. February 6, 2026 · Other visit

  24. February 6, 2026 · Complaint visit

  25. December 17, 2025 · Other visit

  26. December 17, 2025 · Other visit

  27. October 22, 2025 · Other visit

  28. September 24, 2025 · Other visit

  29. September 24, 2025 · Complaint visit

  30. June 27, 2025 · Other visit

  31. June 13, 2025 · Other visit

  32. June 13, 2025 · Other visit

  33. May 12, 2025 · Other visit

  34. May 12, 2025 · Complaint visit

  35. April 11, 2025 · Other visit

  36. April 11, 2025 · Complaint visit

  37. January 24, 2025 · Complaint visit

  38. November 14, 2024 · Other visit

  39. March 25, 2024 · Other visit

  40. August 15, 2023 · Complaint visit

  41. June 27, 2023 · Complaint visit

  42. March 15, 2023 · Inspection

  43. February 10, 2023 · Other visit

  44. April 19, 2022 · Inspection

  45. January 3, 2022 · Other visit

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.

  1. November 3, 2026 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.

  2. October 29, 2026 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

  3. August 4, 2026 · Investigation completed

    3 allegations: 2 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.

  4. May 27, 2026 · Investigation completed

    2 allegations: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.

  5. February 28, 2026 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.

  6. October 7, 2025 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

  7. June 18, 2025 · Investigation completed

    2 allegations: 2 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.

  8. April 8, 2025 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.

  9. October 13, 2023 · Investigation completed

    1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

  10. July 22, 2023 · Investigation completed

    2 allegations: 0 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated. No citations.

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.

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Sources

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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