Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #91 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which a few staff members were missing the 503 form which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Several staff members were missing immunization records to very immunization against influenza, pertussis, and measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Several staff members have yet to complete initial and renewal mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #91 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool last inspected?
Sep 17, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Fresno Education Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Theresa Amarante.
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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 153808459 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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