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Olive Knolls Christian School · Preschool, Bakersfield

6201 Fruitvale Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308 · Kern County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Olive Knolls Christian School is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 169 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1979. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). None of them 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 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #97 of 122 centers in Bakersfield
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 7, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 7, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Nov 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 10, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on document review, the facility submitted Unusual Incident Report and called the Department beyond required timeframe. Facility notified the Department 44 days after the incident occurred. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2024
Type A Nov 1, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
the LPAs interviews, file review and physical evidence that child received a bruise while in care. 1 Licensee immediately is offering more floaters to classrooms to assist teachers, walk children around facility who are having hard days, Director is completing more walk throughs of the facility to ensure safety of children. Licensee will complete staff meeting to discuss citation and importance and re-iterate This causes an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care 8 positive reinforcements to redirect children. Licensee will send over staff meeting agenda and signature page after meeting.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022
Type B Nov 1, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(B)
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day...(1) Events reported shall include the following:(B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. 1 Director is increasing documentation for incidents that take place on campus and immediately contact State for any unusual incidents. Director is also implementing a documentation system of any unusual markings on a child upon arrival and teachers will have incident This requirement was not met evidenced by LPAs thorough investigation consisting of interviews and file review that an incident where child was hurt, reveived medical attention and was not reported; this causes a potential risk to health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 reports attached to their clipboards while with children in care. LPA will conduct a POC visit to ensure that these items are being completed after the above POC date; but not later than a week after.
Plan of correction due Dec 1, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Nov 1, 2022 Complaint investigation received Sep 7, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
Daycare child sustained a bruise while in care.
Licensee did not report incident to appropriate parties
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 169 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 23, 1979
Licensee Olive Knolls Church Of The Nazarene Of Bakersfield
Administrator Julia McConnell
Phone (661) 393-3566
State facility # 150402264
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Common questions

Does Olive Knolls Christian School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Olive Knolls Christian School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 1, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Olive Knolls Christian School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Olive Knolls Christian School 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 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Olive Knolls Christian School last inspected?

Feb 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Olive Knolls Christian School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Olive Knolls Christian School 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 Olive Knolls Christian School?

The licensee is Olive Knolls Church Of The Nazarene Of Bakersfield, and the administrator listed with the state is Julia McConnell.

Licensed centers nearby

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 150402264 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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