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Fairgrounds Child Development Center

931 Belle Terrace, Bakersfield, CA 93304 · Kern County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Fairgrounds Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None 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.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #82 of 122 centers in Bakersfield
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationFeb 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 2, 2022 · Inspection · no citationFeb 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2
Records & paperwork1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 28, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Licensee failing to report unusual incident reports pertaining child #1 to both the child's Authorized representative and community care licensing. This poses a potential risk to the health/safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 ensure that all unusual incident reports are submitted to the department, and the child's authorized representative, in a timely manner. The aforementioned plan will be submitted to community care licensing by 3/11/2022.
Plan of correction due Mar 11, 2022
Type BFeb 28, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview and records review, Licensee did not prevent from daycare children from being bullied as there has been multiple incidents pertaining to child #1 being physical with other children in care over the course of several months that staff failed to prevent. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children.
Plan of correction due Mar 11, 2022
Type BFeb 28, 2022Case management visit (other)Other standards
Alterations to Existing Buildings or New Facilities §101237(a)
licensee failing to notify the department of construction work being done at the facility during hours of operation. 1 Licensee will submit a plan detailing the type of construction work being completed at the facility. This plan to include the duration of the project, and how children in care will be adequately monitored and protected from potential hazardous conditions. See LIC 809 for further details. This poses a potential risk to the health/safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 4, 2022
Type BJan 4, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview and records review, Licensee did not guarantee for staff to prevent inappropriate interactions between day care children and children sustaining injuries while in care by child #1, as described in LIC 9099. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children.
Plan of correction due Jan 31, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 28, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 15, 2021
Substantiated allegations:
1. Staff did not prevent a daycare child from being bullied
2. Facility staff did not report known bulling to a child's representative
3. Facility staff do not report unusual incidents to CCL
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJan 4, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 8, 2021
Substantiated allegations:
1. Staff did not prevent inappropriate interactions between day care children
2. Day care child sustained injury while in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity92 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 9, 1998
LicenseeKern County Superintendent Of Schools Office
AdministratorRita Tovar
Phone(661) 837-1582
State facility #153801386

Common questions

Does Fairgrounds Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Fairgrounds Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Fairgrounds Child Development Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Fairgrounds Child Development Center 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 Fairgrounds Child Development Center last inspected?

Apr 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fairgrounds Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fairgrounds Child Development Center 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 Fairgrounds Child Development Center?

The licensee is Kern County Superintendent Of Schools Office, and the administrator listed with the state is Rita Tovar.

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 153801386 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.