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California · Bakersfield · 93306

Small Steps Child Development Center

4201 University Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 · Kern County
ClosedInfant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 14, 2022. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Small Steps Child Development Center was a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 7 children. Its license closed around September 2022. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, with no citations. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
0Type B citations
0Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 5, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 5, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 5, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Jul 30, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity7 children
License typeInfant center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceMay 25, 2011
ClosedSep 14, 2022
LicenseeA.a.f.v.s.a.
Last administratorDecondia Ferguson
State facility #153808666

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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 153808666 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.