Early Learning Center
Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Lost Hills, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #139 of 190 centers in Kern County and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff members were missing immunization records to verify immunity against influenza, pertussis, and measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff members were missing a health-screening report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Staff 3 without immunization of the TDap. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above preschool staff have not completed the Mandated Reporter Training for Child Care Provider which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #139 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Early Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Lost Hills, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Lost Hills Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Fidelina Saso/Hector Gutie.
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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 153810052 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.