Agapeland Christian Academy · Preschool, Bakersfield
Agapeland Christian Academy is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #53 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the facility, LPA observed Staff 2 escorting preschool children to the restrooms.The boys went into the boy’s restroom and the girls went into the girl’s restroom. Both restrooms are next to each other. Staff 2 came out of the boy’s restroom and girls were in the restrooms with no staff supervision, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based onrecord review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above inDuring staff file review LPA observed that 5 out of 5 staff did not have a current mandated reporter training certificate in file; which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Agapeland Christian Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Agapeland Christian Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Agapeland Christian Academy compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #53 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Agapeland Christian Academy last inspected?
Sep 16, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Agapeland Christian Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Agapeland Christian Academy 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 Agapeland Christian Academy?
The licensee is Compassion Christian Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Marisa Banks.
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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 150405419 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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