Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k
Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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 55% of California licensed centers.
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results from the water lead sampling test showing an ALE 1 PC stated the facility will notify parents and/or authorized representatives of the lead exceedances and the corrective action that has already taken placed. PC also said a second water lead sampling test will be conducted, per Written Directives Section 101705 and all required documentation will be submitted of 30.2 ppb in water source (B) and 6.57 in water source (C). This poses a potential risk to the health, safey, and/or personal rights of children in care. to Community Care Licensing by 2/17/23.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k 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 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k last inspected?
Feb 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k 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 Mt. Vernon Elementary School Pre-k?
The licensee is Bakersfield City School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Alfonso Ceja.
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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 150407495 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.