Play And Thrive Academy
Play And Thrive Academy is a licensed child care center in Bakersfield, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPAs observed that the telephone displayed notifications when calls were received; however, when pressing the talk button it did not connect the call which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as LPAs observed that the business next door had wooden boards covering its front door. The licensee stated that on the morning of February 4, 2026, a car crashed into the front door of the neighboring business. The licensee did not report the incident to Licensing within 24 hours of its occurrence, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Per Director facility will submit a written plan to the Department detailing how they will ensure the facility to stay within ratio; including a list of Substitutes that will help prevent further incidents from taking place by
the center director admitting that they are not conducting daily physical inspections of the children, looking for scratches, bruise's, etc. nor is there any procedure in place or being documented. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 The director will submit a copy of the training agenda and staff sign-in sheet along with a copy of the daily inspection form to the Fresno CCL office by the due date of 4/4/22.
Complaint investigations
Staff are operating over ratio.
About this center
Common questions
Does Play And Thrive Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Play And Thrive Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Play And Thrive Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Play And Thrive Academy compare with other daycares in Bakersfield?
It is tied for #70 of 122 centers in Bakersfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Play And Thrive Academy last inspected?
Feb 9, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Play And Thrive Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Play And Thrive Academy 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 Play And Thrive Academy?
The licensee is Play & Thrive Academy LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lydia Robson.
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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 153810166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.