Sonshine Place Preschool
Sonshine Place Preschool is a licensed child care center in Tehachapi, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 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 190 centers in Kern County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Sonshine Place Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sonshine Place Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Sonshine Place Preschool compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #1 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Sonshine Place Preschool last inspected?
Jul 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sonshine Place Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sonshine Place Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Tehachapi, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sonshine Place Preschool?
The licensee is Tehachapi Church Of The Nazarene, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Sillifant.
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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 150405694 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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