The Wind In The Willows Preschool
The Wind In The Willows Preschool is a licensed child care center in Boron, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #123 of 190 centers in Kern County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on Guardian record, staff #1 (Acting School Director) does not have a fingerprint clearance and is not associated to the facility which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, staff #2 does not have mandated reporter training during the time of this inspection, wihich posed a potentail health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on records review, staff #1 does not have immunization records (Pertussis, Measles, and Influenza) on file during the time of this inspection, wihich posed a potentail health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Wind In The Willows Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Wind In The Willows Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does The Wind In The Willows Preschool compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #123 of 190 centers in Kern County 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 The Wind In The Willows Preschool last inspected?
Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Wind In The Willows Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Wind In The Willows Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Boron, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Wind In The Willows Preschool?
The licensee is Wind In The Willows Education Organization, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashley Kostopoulus.
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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 153801889 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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