Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center · Preschool, Hesperia
Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Hesperia, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Hesperia and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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(b) (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement was not met by LPA's observation and records review, Staff #1. Does not have Mandated Reporter Training Exp: 5/28/25, which poses a potential health and safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation and interview the facility made alterations to the ceiling without prior notification to the Licensing Department which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on observation the school aged children were sitting in their area in the dark because the main lights were off due to preschool children napping. There were no other lighting options observed during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on observation, interviews, and record review, it was revealed that the staff #1 handled the child in a rough manner while in care which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment to meet his/her needs. (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. S #1 employment has been terminated and a training was conducted on proper way to redirect he children. Also if the staff need assistant in the classroom they can call out to the director for help. per director the facilty will submit proof of training conducted by Licensee.by
101223 (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from ... or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse...This requirement was not met as evidencd by: 1 Director will ensure employee receives training on Personal Rights and submit proof of training to Licensing by POC date of 7/19/2023. Based on Interviews for complaint investigation, Staff 1 yelled at Child 1, day care child while in care which poses an Immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk for the persons in care. 8
Based on Interviews, record reviews, relevelant evidence determined that the child was injured at the facility due to Neglect/ Lack of Supervision. Which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Personal Right- Staff handled child in a rough manner
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Common questions
Does Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Hesperia?
It is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Hesperia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center last inspected?
Jul 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Hesperia, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kids and Care Preschool and Day Care Center?
The licensee is Claudia Garcia, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Valenzuela Garcia.
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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 364819502 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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