Edison Preschool
Edison Preschool is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 152 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #108 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and better than 16% of licensed centers statewide.
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Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specified in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). This regulation was not met by: 1 Director Rosalva stated her staff will be provided additional training on “supervision” to prevent similar incidents from reoccurring. Proof of the training shall be submitted to LPA by or before April 12, 2024. On March 19, 2024, a child was unsupervised in classroom (26) for approximately one (1) minute. Based on a record review that was self-reported via an unusual Incident report dated March 25, 2024, facility staff failed to maintain 100% supervision of C1. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the child in care. 8 A copy of section 101229 Care and Supervision was provided.
Facility ordered a safety gate to place inside the entrace of the classroom, conducted training with staff including zoning procedures in classroom to maintain full visibility of all children in the classroom. SS agreed to send log of training with staff signatures to CCL by
Based on record review and observation, one outlet at the facility contained a lead exceedance greater than 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. affected outlet and conduct follow up water sample as outlined in Written Directives Section 101705. All required documentation is to be submitted to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 2/09/2023.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed that several staff had declined the MMR and Tdap vaccinations; 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 in LPA observed that staff files were missing; LIC 508, LIC 9052, mandated reporter training certificates were all on line and not in files, CPR/1st aide cards are not in files. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Edison Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Edison Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 27, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Edison Preschool compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #108 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 16% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Edison Preschool last inspected?
Sep 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Edison Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Edison Preschool 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 Edison Preschool?
The licensee is Edison Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Erica Andrews.
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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 153808806 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.