Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock · School-Age Program, Bakersfield
Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 135 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 122 centers in Bakersfield and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock last inspected?
Jun 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $717 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Small Wonders Preschool/The Rock?
The licensee is Valley Baptist Church Of Bakersfield INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lori Rogowski.
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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 153808142 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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