Richland State Preschool
Richland State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Shafter, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Shafter and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Richland State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Richland State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Richland State Preschool compare with other daycares in Shafter?
It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Shafter by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Richland State Preschool last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Richland State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Richland State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Shafter, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Richland State Preschool?
The licensee is Kern County Supt. Of School Offices, and the administrator listed with the state is Vicki Lea Hepokoski.
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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 153801303 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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