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Escuelita Hernandez Little School · Infant Center, Bakersfield

909 Castro Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93304 · Kern County
Infant center

Escuelita Hernandez Little School is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected May 6, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 6, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 9 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 29, 2022
Licensee Raquel Hernandez
Administrator Raquel Hernandez
Phone (661) 422-5437
State facility # 153810189
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Common questions

Does Escuelita Hernandez Little School take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Escuelita Hernandez Little School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Escuelita Hernandez Little School compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?

It is tied for #1 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Escuelita Hernandez Little School last inspected?

May 6, 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 $1,272 a month for infants (about $1,610 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 Raquel Hernandez.

Licensed centers nearby

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 153810189 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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