Kern Avenue State Preschool
Kern Avenue State Preschool is a licensed child care center in McFarland, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 190 centers in Kern County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Kern Avenue State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kern Avenue State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Kern Avenue State Preschool compare with other daycares in Kern County?
It is tied for #1 of 190 centers in Kern County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Kern Avenue State Preschool last inspected?
Feb 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kern Avenue State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kern Avenue State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes McFarland, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kern Avenue State Preschool?
The licensee is Kern County Superintendent Of Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Maricela Cortez.
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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 153801765 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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