Tierra Serena Child Development Center · Infant Center, Shafter
Tierra Serena Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Shafter, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 5 centers in Shafter and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
record review and interviews. Staff #1 lost grip of infant #1 after a diaper change, causing infant #1 to hit/her head and body on the ground. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Tierra Serena Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Tierra Serena Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 11, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Tierra Serena Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Shafter?
It is #4 of 5 centers in Shafter by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% 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 $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 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 153808616 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.