The Village Child Care Center
The Village Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). All 4 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, outdoor play equipment was not safe to use as described in LIC 9099. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of the children in care.
Based on information obtained through interviews, it was revealed that a children over the age of 6 and under the age of 2 were present at the day care during operating hours this poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of the children in care.
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed classroom cubbies not anchored, toy shelves not anchored, and a damaged teachers desk with exposed wood. These conditions pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 8 out of 23 children. LPA observed that children were signed in by staff members and not the child's parent or legal representative which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure that play equipment is safe to use.
Licensee operating beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license.
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Common questions
Has The Village Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Village Child Care Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was The Village Child Care Center last inspected?
Oct 8, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Village Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Village Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 today), $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) and $717 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Village Child Care Center?
The licensee is Esperanza Palacios, and the administrator listed with the state is Esperanza Palacios.
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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 155601042 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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