Inyokern State Preschool
Inyokern State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Inyokern, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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).
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Common questions
Does Inyokern State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Inyokern State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Inyokern 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 Inyokern State Preschool last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Inyokern State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Inyokern State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Inyokern, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Inyokern State Preschool?
The licensee is Sierra Sands U.s.d./High Desert Leapin Lizards,inc, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle A Armstrong.
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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 153808507 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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