Martin Castro Early Learning Center

715 E California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93307 · Kern County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Martin Castro Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 63 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 14, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity63 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceNov 26, 2024

LicenseeMexican American Opportunity Foundation

AdministratorAmezcua, Norma & Benitez C

Phone(661) 328-6921

State facility #155601045

Common questions

Has Martin Castro Early Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Martin Castro Early Learning Center last inspected?

Nov 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Martin Castro Early Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Martin Castro Early Learning Center 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), $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) and $717 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Martin Castro Early Learning Center?

The licensee is Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Amezcua, Norma & Benitez C.

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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 155601045 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.