Arvin State Preschool
Arvin State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Arvin, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #72 of 190 centers in Kern County and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, facility did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 6 staff memebers did not have completed training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Arvin State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Arvin State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Arvin State Preschool compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #72 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Arvin State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Arvin State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Arvin State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Arvin, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Arvin State Preschool?
The licensee is Arvin Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Magdalena Hernandez.
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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 153801420 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.