Discovery Depot Child Care
Inspection history
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Complaint | Substantiated: Limitations on Capacity | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| May 13, 2025 | Complaint | Substantiated: Licensee-Unenrolled children provided elements of care and supervision at facility for day; Licensee did not report unusual incident regarding child death near the facility that resulted in licensed staff accepting responsibility for… · 2 deficiencies cited | 2 | Official report · PDF |
| May 13, 2025 | Case Management: Deficiencies | 2 Type B deficiencies cited | 2 | Official report · PDF |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Case Management: Incident | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Complaint | Unsubstantiated | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Prelicensing | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing DivisionNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“that licensee did not report the death of an unenrolled child that died adjacent to the facility that resulted in of the child's sibblings that were accepted and provided care at the licensed facility”
“Facility accepted and provided care to children on 5/9/25 without an admissions agreement with the authorized representative. This is a potential health and safety risk in that there shall be prior written admission's agreement between the authorized representative and licensee”
“David Madding functions as an administrator for the licensee and is not background cleared. Potential risk.”
“that David Madding has not completed the Child Care Center Orientation Operations and Record Keeping. This is a potential health and safety risk in that adminsitrators shall have successfully completed Center Orientation prior to operating in the role at the licensed facility.”
Nearby providers
0.0 mi · Child-care center · 8 violationsChamp Camp
0.0 mi · Child-care center · 0 violationsBakersfield Play Center Inc
0.2 mi · Child-care center · 0 violationsBcsd/Williams Elementary Pre-Kindergart
0.3 mi · Child-care center · 0 violationsMt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-K
0.8 mi · Child-care center · 1 violation