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Browning Road State Preschool

410 E. Perkins Avenue, McFarland, CA 93250 · Kern County
Child care center (preschool)

Browning Road State Preschool is a licensed child care center in McFarland, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 190 centers in Kern County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 190 centers in Kern County
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 27, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 23, 2008
LicenseeVda, INC.
AdministratorMaria Hernandez
Phone(661) 792-3400
State facility #153808466

Common questions

Does Browning Road State Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Browning Road State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Browning Road State Preschool compare with other daycares in Kern County?

It is tied for #1 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Browning Road State Preschool last inspected?

May 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Browning Road State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Browning Road State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes McFarland, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Browning Road State Preschool?

The licensee is Vda, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Hernandez.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 153808466 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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