Sunset Child Development Center
Sunset Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs…(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time…Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met by: 1 Per Center Supervisor, an active supervision training was conducted on 2/13/2026. Center Supervisor also provided a sign-in sheet of attendees and training material. Therefore, deficiency plan of correction was completed prior to today's inspection. LPA received a copy of training adenda and attendance sheet. Based on interviews and record reviews, it was revealed that staff left child unsupervised for approximately which is an immediate risk to the personal rights, health, and safety to the children in care. 8
Based on interview witnesses revealed that child was handled roughly while in care. This poses a potential threat to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility failed to provide to the licensing office an Attestation Letter to affirm the facility water outlets or faucets are not used for drinking or meal preparation. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care children in a rough manner.
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Common questions
Does Sunset Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Sunset Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 23, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sunset Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sunset Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sunset Child Development Center last inspected?
Jun 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sunset Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunset Child Development Center 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 Sunset Child Development Center?
The licensee is Comm. Action Partnership Of San Luis Obispo Co INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Debra Welch.
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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 153808613 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.