Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City
Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City is a licensed child care center in California City, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #87 of 190 centers in Kern County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
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Citations, newest first
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility does not have fire extinguishers reservice since 2022. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #87 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes California City, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cerro Coso Child Development Center-cal City?
The licensee is Kern Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Krall.
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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.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 153801788 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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