Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center · School-Age Program, Hesperia
Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Hesperia, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). 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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA interviews and record review Staff 1 yelled at Child 1 in front of other day care children. Which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rghts risk to children in care.
Based on LPA interviews and record review Staff 1 handled Child 1 with lack of patience and forced Child 1 into their seat while Child 1 was experiencing an episode of anxiety which poses as an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to the children in care.
Based on LPA interviews, observation and record reviews the facility Licensee and staff failed to report an unusual incident involving Staff 1 and Child 1 to CCLD, which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Allegation #1 - Staff yelled at child in care.
Allegation #2 – Staff inappropriately handled child in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 29, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kids & Care Preschool & Child 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 & Care Preschool & Child Care Center last inspected?
Jul 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Hesperia, was $716 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kids & Care Preschool & Child Care Center?
The licensee is Luz Marisol Valenzuela, and the administrator listed with the state is Luz Marisol Valenzuela.
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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 364843657 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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