Childtime Children's Center · Infant Center, Bakersfield
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #82 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed one infant sleeping unsupervised in a desingated nap area with no staff member present inside the nap area which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Upon review of the sign in/out forms, one infant was not signed in or out for four days that the child was present in the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on file reviews, the LPA observed there were no Individual Sleeping Plans in the infants files. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 9, 2025, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #82 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
Dec 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Ann Moreno.
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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 153801097 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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