Canyon Hills Preschool
Canyon Hills Preschool is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 146 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #113 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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1596.8595(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation ... (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee will ensure that enrolled children have the required LIC 9224 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF LICENSING REPORTS on file. Licensee will update documents and provide proof to the department by
Based upon information revealed through 1 This facility agrees to develop an action plan to Immediately address preventable measures in not causing harm to others in care to include emotional/physical wellbeing that pertains directly to child on child aggression. Licensee was informed that she SHALL attend an Informal meeting at the Fresno Based upon information revealed through interviews and records collected, it was discovered that Director Sara Vinson has permitted child one (1) to consistently hurt many of the community’s children in the preschool over several years that resulted in insufficient protection to children related to child-on-child aggression. 8 Regional Child Care Office on August 30, 2024, with ALL Board of Directors to be present. Failure to do so may be considered a failure to abide by the terms and conditions of the childcare license issued by CCLD. This facility will also be referred to our Technical Support Program (TSP).
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day... Any unusual incident... Based on interviews and documents obtained the licensee 1 Licensee agrees to review the reporting requirements training on the CCL website and submit a full two (2) page hand written statement of what those requirements are and provide relevant examples of occurrences that must be reported. Written statement shall be mailed to CCLD office did not report numerous Unusual Incident Reports to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Division as required per a condition of the license which poses a potential Health and Safety and/or, Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 no later than August 29, 2024. The Administrator agrees to implement a plan and training for all staff that shall write a detailed declaration for all Unusual Incident Reports and Opportunity for Improvement Reports for children demonstrating extreme behavioral issues.
The child care center shall operate in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation. Based on interviews and documents obtained the licensee failed to follow their own Discontinuation of Services policy in their Plan of Operation pertaining to protecting children or persons at the facility 1 The administrator agrees to provide a handwritten declaration to the Fresno Regional Office pertaining to how the administrator shall implement their Plan of Operation specifically how Discontinuation of Services will be implemented. The Declaration shall be received by CCLD by August 29, 2024. which poses a potential Health and Safety and/or, Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 Licensee was informed by LPA and letter that she and the entire Board of Directors shall attend an informal meeting on August 30, 2024, at the Fresno Regional Child Care Office. This facility will also be referred to our Technical Support Program (TSP). A copy of a TSP brochure was provided.
The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations... This requirement was not met by: 1 Assistant Director, Crystal Mallard stated her staff will hold a mandatory staff training and implement a system that would eliminate occurrences of this nature in the future. Based on document review and Interview with a witnesses, it was determined that a child to remained in a wet pull-up diaper. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Assistant Director, Crystal Mallard stated she will provide CCL with an outline of the system covered as well as a log of staff who attend the training by 11/15/2023.
(a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. Testing results with fractional ppb readings of less than 0.5 ppb shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. Director agrees to submit evidence of replacement, removal, and/or remediation of outlet I, in Classroom #6, to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office 02/24/23. Director agrees to notify parents…
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Children are not accord dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.
Facility allowed child to remain in soaked pull-up diaper
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Common questions
Does Canyon Hills Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Canyon Hills Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 13, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Canyon Hills Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Canyon Hills Preschool compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #113 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Canyon Hills Preschool last inspected?
Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Canyon Hills Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Canyon Hills Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Canyon Hills Preschool?
The licensee is Canyon Hills Assembly Of God, and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Vinson.
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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.
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