Sierra Montessori Children's Center
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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
(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
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.
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.
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
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.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent day care child from engaging in inappropriate behaviors
Child was not treated with dignity and respect.
COVID-19 masking protocols are not being followed.
Facility is not being properly sanitized.
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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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