Bright Beginnings Learning Center
Bright Beginnings Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed the bathroom in between class rooms # 3 & #4 had a toilet with a broken seat cover. LPA also observed carpets, rugs, and rubber floor tiles with multiple stains in classroom #1 through #3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Per Guardian Employee Roster, S1 is fingerprint cleared but not associated to the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as water fountain were the main source of water due to COVID -19 water fpuntains should not be in use, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation,record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA observed one school age child comingled with preschool children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above center has not been having children wear a mask while indoors, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Bright Beginnings Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Beginnings Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Bright Beginnings Learning Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #77 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Beginnings Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Beginnings Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Beginnings Learning Center 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 Bright Beginnings Learning Center?
The licensee is Temple Bethel, and the administrator listed with the state is Toni Ferguson.
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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 153808395 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.