Sunshine Center
Sunshine Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The LPA observed that the restrooms in the preschool and school-age classrooms were not clean or sanitary which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed dirty floors, dirty restrooms, and clutter in the classrooms which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed in the kitchen cabinets rat droppings which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 2 staff memebers do not have 3 infant units which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child #2 is a school age child and is commingling preschool children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Sunshine Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunshine Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Sunshine Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Sunshine Center last inspected?
Dec 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sunshine Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine 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 Sunshine Center?
The licensee is Darlene Jimenez, and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Jimenez.
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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 153801918 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.