Southwest Community Nursery School
Southwest Community Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #53 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director stated that the children do not drink from the drinking fountains and only drink bottled water. LPA reviewed the regulation for Lead Testing in centers opened before 2010.
About this center
Common questions
Does Southwest Community Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Southwest Community Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Southwest Community Nursery School compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #53 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Southwest Community Nursery School last inspected?
Jan 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Southwest Community Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Southwest Community Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Southwest Community Nursery School?
The licensee is Southwest Community Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Ariey.
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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 150407309 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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