La Petite Academy, INC. · Infant Center, Bakersfield
La Petite Academy, INC. is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 122 centers in Bakersfield and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy, INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Petite Academy, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does La Petite Academy, INC. 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 La Petite Academy, INC. last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy, INC. 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 La Petite Academy, INC.?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ashely Herrera.
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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 153801103 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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