Escuelita Hernandez Little School · Preschool, Bakersfield
Escuelita Hernandez Little School is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #82 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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staff interview. Two children were left unsupervised outside in play area, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Director Hernandez agreed to schedule for all staff to review the CCL video SUPERVISING CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE CENTERS and Face Count traning. A signed staff roster of attendees is to be completed and submitted to the Fresno South Community Care Licensing (CCL) office by 04/26/2024.
information obtained by LPA (see LIC809 for further details). This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
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Does Escuelita Hernandez Little School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Escuelita Hernandez Little School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 24, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Escuelita Hernandez Little School compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #82 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Escuelita Hernandez Little School last inspected?
Jun 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Escuelita Hernandez Little School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Escuelita Hernandez Little School 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 Escuelita Hernandez Little School?
The licensee is Raquel Hernandez, and the administrator listed with the state is Hernandez,raquel.
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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 153810187 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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