Ming Avenue Child Development Center
Ming Avenue Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 160 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #97 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted by LPA and a thorough review of facility records and interviews, it has been determined that the licensee failed to comply with the regulation cited above, as detailed in LIC 9099, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Based on records reviewed, physical evidence and interviews, Staff handled child in a rough manner and restrained the child, which poses an immediate risk health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Based on interviews and records reviewed, Licensee did not comply with the cited regulation, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not notify day care children's authorized representatives of a potential health risk due to pest infestation
Staff handles day care child in a rough manner.
Staff inappropriately restrained day care child.
Staff does not ensure reporting requirements are being followed.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ming Avenue Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ming Avenue Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ming Avenue Child Development Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ming Avenue Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #97 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ming Avenue Child Development Center last inspected?
Jun 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ming Avenue Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ming Avenue 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 Ming Avenue Child Development Center?
The licensee is Kern Co. Supt Of School Office, and the administrator listed with the state is Sabrina Runnels.
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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 150406473 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.