Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k
Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k last inspected?
Nov 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k 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 Bcsd/Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Pre-k?
The licensee is Bakersfield City School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Cheryl Stamper.
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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 153810112 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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