Lil' Explorers
Lil' Explorers is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #91 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, the facility allowed awake infants to use the sleeping area as an activity space violates the requirement that the infant sleeping area be physically separate from the indoor activity space, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care. 8 Documentation of the staff training, including agenda and staff signatures, shall be submitted to the Department by 06/01/2026. LPA provided 101438.3 Indoor Activity Space for Infants regulations.
Personal Rights- (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule.... This requirement was not met by: 1 Per Director both employees were put on suspension on 07/17/2025 and terminated on 07/18/2025. Per director there will be a staff meeting and all employess will watch the Personal Rights Video on CCLD website. Director will submit a written agenda and sign in sheet by
Personal Rights- (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. This requirement was not met by: 1 Director was informed of the item and immiditly removed the item from the infant area. Per director there will be a staff meeting and all employess will watch the Personal Rights Video on CCLD website. Director will submit a written agenda and sign in sheet by
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, (2) staff did not meet the qualification for infant teacher. No infant units were provided as evidence of qualification. which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 classroom so that compliance is maintained. Assistant Director stated she will submit a plan to the Fresno Regional Office by 02/07/2025 specifying how staff will be reorganized to ensure there is a qualified teacher in the infant classroom at all times.
documents gathered and interviews conducted. This poses a possible risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
the LPA's observations further documented in the 9099 report. This is a possible risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 to the LPA by the given due date of 1/31/22. The parents will also be provided with the Covid guidelines and they will sign a form stating that they have received them and understand them.
Complaint investigations
Staff engaged in an inappropriate altercation in the presence of daycare
children.
Staff does not meet minimum qualifications.
Facility staff is not following the proper protocol for COVID-19.
Facility is failing to meet child's needs.
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Common questions
Does Lil' Explorers take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lil' Explorers had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Lil' Explorers?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lil' Explorers compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #91 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lil' Explorers last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lil' Explorers cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lil' Explorers for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lil' Explorers?
The licensee is Lil' Explorers, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Wendy Garrett.
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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 153808664 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.