Taft College Children's Center · Infant Center, Taft
Taft College Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Taft, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 Taft College Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Taft College Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Taft College Children's Center 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 Taft College Children's Center last inspected?
May 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Taft College Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Taft College Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Taft, was $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Taft College Children's Center?
The licensee is West Kern Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Meghan Hall-silveira.
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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 150407462 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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