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Wonder Window Childrens Center · Preschool, Bakersfield

8001 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93306 · Kern County
Child care center (preschool)

Wonder Window Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #104 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #104 of 122 centers in Bakersfield
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 28, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 3, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundDec 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 3, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that adult prescription medication and perfume were accessible to children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2023
Type BDec 15, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review and observation, one outlet at the facility contained a lead exceedance greater than 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. affected outlet and conduct follow up water sample as outlined in Written Directives Section 101705. All required documentation is to be submitted to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 1/13/2023.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 18, 1992
LicenseeLutheran Church Of Prayer
AdministratorVanessa Stewart
Phone(661) 871-7051
State facility #150407255

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Common questions

Does Wonder Window Childrens Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Wonder Window Childrens Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 3, 2023, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Wonder Window Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?

It is tied for #104 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Wonder Window Childrens Center last inspected?

Aug 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Wonder Window Childrens Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wonder Window Childrens Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Bakersfield, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Wonder Window Childrens Center?

The licensee is Lutheran Church Of Prayer, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Stewart.

Licensed centers nearby

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 150407255 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.