A Good Time Out

Specialties

A Good Time Out is a Drop in, Hourly child care center. We care for children 0 – 12 years old. Not only do we offer the convince of drop in care (your alternative to a babysitter), but we also have an amazing Preschool Program, Full day child care, half day child care, and much much more. We at A Good Time Out pride ourselves on being the, a fun, flexible, and most accommodating Play Care center in Kern County. But, don’t take our word for it… come on in anytime and take a tour. We will be happy to show you and your little ones around.

History

Established in 2006.

A Good Time Out has been at its current location for over 9 years. We care for children 0 – 12 years old. We are open late, 9pm on weekdays (Monday– Thursday) and 11pm on weekends (Friday and Saturday). We believe that children learn but through play so we strive to make every child’s experience with us a fun one no matter if they are regulars or only come a few times a year. Most of our kids cry and hide when parents come to pick them up, not the other way around.

Meet the Business Owner

Karen and Melanie S.

Business Owner

We became sisters when Melanie married my brother in 1999. At the time, my Mom ran an in home child care and I was in college, majoring in child development. In March of 2000, tragedy struck… my Mom, Dad, and younger brother, Ryan, were hit and killed by a drunk driver. During my childhood, my Mom was always working with children. When Ryan came along, I knew I would follow in her footsteps. Melanie took a job in a child care center right out of high school. Over the years, she worked in many fields of education, but enjoyed child care the most. Melanie and I have always been close, but the accident brought us even closer. Melanie came up with the idea of an hourly child care center, due to the struggle of finding quality part-​time care for her own children. It was then that we decided to pursue this concept together… and that is how A Good Time Out came into existence.

We dedicate this center to Pamela Jean Sherman a wonderful woman, mother, wife, sister, daughter, aunt, friend.