Wonder Window Childrens Center · School-Age Program, Bakersfield
Wonder Window Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a pair of scissors and a large flathead screwdriver were accessible to children in care which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and observation, one outlet at the facility contained a lead exceedance, with levels 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.
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Common questions
Does Wonder Window Childrens Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Wonder Window Childrens Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Wonder Window Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield 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 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 $717 a month for school-age children (about $900 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.
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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 150407569 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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