Tierra Serena Child Development Center · Preschool, Shafter
Tierra Serena Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Shafter, 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 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 5 centers in Shafter and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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interviews and record review. On 8/14/2023, staff #1 released child #1 to an unauthorized representative (adult #1) causing an absence of supervision when adult #1 walked outside with child #1. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care. A 500.00 civil penalty was assessed today.
record review and interviews. Facility representatives did not report child#1 being released to an unauthorized representative on 8/14/2023. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights risks to children in care.
(a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. Testing results with fractional ppb readings of less than 0.5 ppb shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. Director agrees to submit evidence of replacement, removal, and/or remediation of outlet E, and outlet F, located in the facility's kitchen, to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 03/23/23. Director…
staff interviews. Center director immediately made changes to the outdoor play area to remove any blind spots. Center director has also emailed LPA copies of memos regarding outside procedures, tranistioning procedures and active supervision, templates to document children's attendance, and statements of Information obtained indicated that child #1 was left in the outdoor play area unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. A civil penalty of $500 was assessed. acknowledgement from staff that have watched two videos on active supervision. Deficiency cleared during visit.
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Complaint investigations
Staff allowed day care child to leave with the wrong authorized representative
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Common questions
Does Tierra Serena 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 Tierra Serena Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 11, 2023, for reporting requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Tierra Serena Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Tierra Serena Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Shafter?
It is #5 of 5 centers in Shafter by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tierra Serena Child Development Center last inspected?
Apr 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tierra Serena Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tierra Serena Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Shafter, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tierra Serena Child Development Center?
The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Slo, and the administrator listed with the state is Lorena Palomo.
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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 153808615 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.