Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center

9560 I Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92345 · San Bernardino County

1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Hesperia, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 24 centers in Hesperia and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 78% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

Tied for #18 of 24 centers in Hesperia

2 Type A citations

1 Type B citations

4 Inspections

1 of 3 Complaints substantiated

3 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 10, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1

Caregiver conduct 1

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 14, 2022 Case management visit (other) Records & paperwork

Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)

The center did not report the heating system was not working.

Plan of correction due Jan 18, 2022

Type A Jan 12, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct

Personal rights §101223(a)(2)

The heater system has not been working since November 2021. 1 The owner of the building is coordinating the repair. Center shall submit information to Licensing regarding the status for the repair and the use of portable heaters. A technician was at the center on 12/22/21, but the part did not work. The part(s) required are being coordinated with the building owner.

Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2022

Type A Jan 12, 2022 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety

Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(a)(1)

The temperature for the infant room was not at a comfortable temperature. The room was very cold upon entering.

Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 5, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated Mar 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Feb 11, 2022

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Substantiated Jan 12, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 11, 2022

Substantiated allegations:

Allegation #1: Physical Plant - Facility heater is in disrepair

Allegation #2: Personal Rights - Facility is not maintaining comfortable temperatures for day children

2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children

License type Infant center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Mar 16, 2009

Licensee Claudia Garcia

Administrator Katrina Henderson

Phone (760) 956-5000

State facility # 364830159

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Common questions

Does Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 12, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Hesperia?

It is tied for #18 of 24 centers in Hesperia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center last inspected?

Jul 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids and Care Preschool & 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 $1,250 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kids and Care Preschool & Day Care Center?

The licensee is Claudia Garcia, and the administrator listed with the state is Katrina Henderson.

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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 364830159 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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