Building Blocks Of Grace
Building Blocks Of Grace is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #3 has completed 9 of the 12 required childhood education units. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
record review of staff files. Director stated all staff have a scheduled CPR/First Aid training on 9/18/21. Director stated she will provide copies of staff's valid CPR/First Aid cards to CCL by
records review. All staff files did not contain proof of completion of a certified Child Abuse Mandated Reporter course. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Building Blocks Of Grace take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Building Blocks Of Grace had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Building Blocks Of Grace compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Building Blocks Of Grace last inspected?
Aug 23, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Building Blocks Of Grace cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Building Blocks Of Grace 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 Building Blocks Of Grace?
The licensee is Grace Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Leaann Gause.
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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 153808853 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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