Lori Brock Discovery Center — Attraction in Bakersfield

Went there on a field trip with my daughters school. The staff were unhelpful, rude and dismissive. There was trash everywhere. There were literal garbage cans, knocked down in the kids play area with food on the floor that nobody picked up prior. The play room was not that clean and nobody thought to put the AC on even though the thermostat said that it was 79° in the room with children but nobody could be bothered to check to see how they were doing. Even though there was a woman at her desk close by and she made sure to have the air on herself so she wasn’t hot. When the field trip was finally done and we were headed back. The woman who is in charge who I’m assuming is the coordinator went up to the teacher and accused her of stealing, refreshments and snacks for another school even though we had no idea what she was talking about. Very unprofessional ,the price to get in is not a lot but your money is better...

Our family enjoys the Lori Brock museum and Pioneer Village for free with our C.A.L.M. membership. As such, we visit often and the kids love going to play with the various STEM activities inside the Lori Brock. The only problem is, it keeps their attention for very little time, maybe 30-45 minutes because they've been so many times and it's always the same. I'm sure funding is limited as they are a non-profit organization, but we would like to see new activities or exhibits occasionally. Coincidentally, as I was thinking that today - we noticed these was a sign on the door to one room that looks like something new is coming. Overall, a good place to take the kids to get out of the house for awhile and if you need to run off some energy - you can cruise through Pioneer Village and peek at life in "the...

Great little children’s museum for kids, not as big or fancy as some that we’ve visited but it’s great for local parents (especially with littles) who want to get out and do something in the daytime (or escape the summer heat). The pretend room has a fire station, police station, ambulance, doctors office, barn, ball pit, building/construction zone, a reading nook, and more. There’s an outdoor play space with a playground and a “dinosaur dig”, as well as a room with more technology related things and an arts & crafts area for little kids along with a different craft every day...