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Heritage Park Child Development Center

2320 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 · Kern County
Child care center (preschool)

Heritage Park Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #46 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #46 of 122 centers in Bakersfield
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 27, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 27, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJan 27, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 27, 2026InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed large sections of peeling paint hanging from the building’s exterior roofline. The building was noted to have been constructed prior to 1978, which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 12, 1995
LicenseeCommunity Action Partnership Of Kern
AdministratorMarivel Torres
Phone(661) 873-1922
State facility #153801157

Common questions

Does Heritage Park Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has Heritage Park Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Heritage Park Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?

It is tied for #46 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Heritage Park Child Development Center last inspected?

Jan 27, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Heritage Park Child Development Center cost?

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

The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Kern, and the administrator listed with the state is Marivel Torres.

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 153801157 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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