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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:
- Inspections: 0 Type A, 3 Type B
- Other visits: 1 Type A, 8 Type B
- Complaint investigations: 2 Type A, 4 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
45 visits, newest first. When a date appears more than once, the state recorded separate visits on that day.
October 15, 2026 · Other visit
October 15, 2026 · Other visit
September 25, 2026 · Other visit
September 25, 2026 · Other visit
September 25, 2026 · Complaint visit
September 17, 2026 · Other visit
September 17, 2026 · Other visit
September 17, 2026 · Other visit
September 17, 2026 · Complaint visit
August 6, 2026 · Other visit
July 27, 2026 · Other visit
July 24, 2026 · Other visit
July 24, 2026 · Other visit
July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit
July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit
July 24, 2026 · Complaint visit
May 27, 2026 · Other visit
May 19, 2026 · Other visit
May 19, 2026 · Other visit
May 19, 2026 · Complaint visit
May 19, 2026 · Complaint visit
February 6, 2026 · Other visit
February 6, 2026 · Other visit
February 6, 2026 · Complaint visit
December 17, 2025 · Other visit
December 17, 2025 · Other visit
October 22, 2025 · Other visit
September 24, 2025 · Other visit
September 24, 2025 · Complaint visit
June 27, 2025 · Other visit
June 13, 2025 · Other visit
June 13, 2025 · Other visit
May 12, 2025 · Other visit
May 12, 2025 · Complaint visit
April 11, 2025 · Other visit
April 11, 2025 · Complaint visit
January 24, 2025 · Complaint visit
November 14, 2024 · Other visit
March 25, 2024 · Other visit
August 15, 2023 · Complaint visit
June 27, 2023 · Complaint visit
March 15, 2023 · Inspection
February 10, 2023 · Other visit
April 19, 2022 · Inspection
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.
November 3, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
October 29, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
August 4, 2026 · Investigation completed
3 allegations: 2 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
May 27, 2026 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
February 28, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
October 7, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
June 18, 2025 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 2 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
April 8, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
October 13, 2023 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
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.
Title 22 regulations § 101226(e)(5)
Plan of correction date: October 23, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101226(e)(6)
Plan of correction date: October 23, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101220.1(b)
Plan of correction date: October 2, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)(1)(C)
Plan of correction date: October 2, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: July 31, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)
Plan of correction date: July 27, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)
Plan of correction date: June 2, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: June 2, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101226(3)(A)
Plan of correction date: February 20, 2026
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)(1)(C)
Plan of correction date: February 20, 2026
Health and Safety Code § 1596.871(h)(1)
Plan of correction date: December 19, 2025
Section 596.8595(c)(1)
Plan of correction date: November 7, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101169(a)
Plan of correction date: July 14, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)(1)(c)
Plan of correction date: April 25, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)
Plan of correction date: April 14, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101216.1(c)(1)
Plan of correction date: February 7, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101299(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: November 14, 2024
Title 22 regulations § 101419.2(b)(4)
Plan of correction date: January 31, 2022
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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.