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Sierra Montessori Children's Center

3800 Wible Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309 · Kern County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Apr 19, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Sierra Montessori Children's Center was a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 80 children. Its license closed around April 2023. Since February 2021, the state visited it 5 times, investigated 4 complaints (3 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
0 Inspections
3 of 4 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found May 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 3
Records & paperwork 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 8, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
(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 Licensee will insure to document all incidents that occur at the facilty (ouch/incident log) and document when the parent/teacher meetings are held after discussions. Licensee will ensure to follow all policies in place. his/her needs. Based on interviews conducted it has been determined Staff did not prevent day care child from engaging in inappropriate behaviors. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 8, 2023
Type B May 26, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
staff interviews. On 5/18/22, Staff #1, stated that she in fact did take a child out of the facility nude and hosed her down 1 Administrator stated that she will submit a plan/policy on how to handle situations of this nature in the future if any. Submit by POC date of 6/3/22 Although, the intent was not to humiliate the child, the dignity of the child was violated. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2022
Type B Feb 10, 2022 Case management visit (covid-19) Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(4)
the LPA's observations further documented in the 809 report. This is a possible risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 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.
Plan of correction due Feb 16, 2022
Type B Feb 4, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
observation and interviews conducted. On 1/12/2022 and 2/4/2022 LPA observed the majority of children present not wearing face mask while indoors and staff were not enforcing nor encouraging children to wear face mask while indoors. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care. 8 Licensee stated she will also include this information in the center's monthly news letter for the remainder of the pandemic. DEFICIENCY CLEARED
Plan of correction due Feb 5, 2022
Type B Feb 4, 2022 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
interviews. Staff used Simple Green All Purpose cleaner that is not a disinfectant and not antibacterial. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 5, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Feb 28, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Mar 8, 2023 Complaint investigation received Feb 28, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not prevent day care child from engaging in inappropriate behaviors
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated May 26, 2022 Complaint investigation received May 23, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Child was not treated with dignity and respect.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Feb 4, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 11, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
COVID-19 masking protocols are not being followed.
Facility is not being properly sanitized.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Mar 6, 2013
Closed Apr 19, 2023
Licensee Des Group Ltd.
Last administrator Gloribel Magana
State facility # 153808774

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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 153808774 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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