Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center · Infant Center, Lancaster
Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Staff 1 did briefly fall asleep while holding an infant which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Staff 5 did not properly clean an infant during a diaper change by leaving waste on the infant and Staff 4 left an infant in a soiled diaper for an extended period of time which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the Staff 4 violated the rights of Child 1, Child 2, and Child 3 while in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the Licensee did not notify the parents of the incidents involving their children after notifying licensing of the unusual incident which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #33 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lancaster United Methodist Childrens Center?
The licensee is Lancaster United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Kieffer.
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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 197411390 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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