California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic · Preschool, Bakersfield
California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 178 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 7 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #118 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review Staff did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not report injury that occurred to a child on 3/3/2026, in where the child involved needed medical attention, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review Staff did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not report in jury that occurred to a child on 8/1/2025 where child needed medical attention, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
staff not conducting daily checks of the sanbox and outdoor activity areas where children play which resulted in child #1 picking up a dead decomposed bat on 09/25/25. This poses a potential health and safety risk in that outdoor areas shall be inspected daily.
Staff #1 grabbing child #1 by the arm and leaving marks and bruises. Staff #1 is suspended pending investigation. This is an immediate danger to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff handled a day care child in an inappropriate manner which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. (3) To be free 1 Director will have an all staff meeting and ensure that all past and new staff have been trained on Personal Rights of all children in care. Director will submit minutes and log of all staff that attended the meeting. from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. Based on interviews conducted and LPA observations of items listed on LIC 9099. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, three outlets at the facility contained very high lead exceedance greater than 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director will notify all parents/authorized representatives of any corrective action already taken at the facility. Director stated she will conduct a follow up water sample as outlined in Written Directives Section 101705 and submit all required documentation to CCL by 11/18/2022.
Personal Rights. Each child receiving services from a family child care shall be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff, residents and other persons. This requirement was not met as 1 Director will have all employees complete training and submit completion to CCL by poc date. evidenced by staff interviews. On 7/22/2022, staff place hand/fingers on a child’s chin to make the child understand/listen what was being directed to the child. Although, the intent was not to humiliate the child, the dignity of the child was violated. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
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Complaint investigations
Staff handles day care children in an inappropriate manner.
Staff handle day care children in a rough manner
Staff yell at day care children
Staff restrain day care children on nap mats
Staff handled child in a rough manner
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Common questions
Does California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 26, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #118 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic last inspected?
Feb 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic 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 California Ivy League Prep Academy, Ps & Ic?
The licensee is Foundation Financial Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Hanan Abou Harb.
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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 153808780 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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