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Therese M. Hall Children's Center · Preschool, Ridgecrest

216 N. Gold Canyon, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 · Kern County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Feb 22, 2024. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Therese M. Hall Children's Center was a licensed child care center in Ridgecrest, CA, licensed for up to 25 children. Its license closed around February 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Caregiver conduct 1
Records & paperwork 1
Health & medication 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type A May 18, 2023 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not meet this requirement when she had Staff 1, an adult without a background clearance, working at the facility which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2023
Type B May 18, 2023 Case management visit (other) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not meet this requirement when the Director admitted there was a child a diaper that leaked through their clothing which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2023
Type B May 18, 2023 Case management visit (other) Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not meet this requirement when Child 1 sign-in sheet did not have any required information on the form for signing in and out which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2023
Type B May 18, 2023 Case management visit (other) Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(c)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not meet this requirement as observed missing immunizations from the personnel files of staff which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2023
Type B May 18, 2023 Case management visit (other) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not meet this requirement as LPA observed Staff 4 not visually observing four children in care which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Feb 13, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 25 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Dec 21, 2001
Closed Feb 22, 2024
Licensee Desert Area Resources And Training
Last administrator Melody Sweany
State facility # 153801852

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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 153801852 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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