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title: "KGET.com: IDEA Lab Kids Brings a New Approach to After School Education in Bakersfield"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b21293db-3fcf-48e5-bc2d-03f42caec950
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/kgetcom-idea-lab-kids-brings-a-new-approach-to-after-school-education-in-bakersfield-2712634
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2020-03-26T20:15:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:26.577Z
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# KGET.com: IDEA Lab Kids Brings a New Approach to After School Education in Bakersfield

**TL;DR:** IDEA Lab Kids has opened a new location in Bakersfield, offering an after-school learning program focused on STEAM skills. The location is owned by Herbert Liu, who aims to inspire the next generation of STEAM experts.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/kgetcom-idea-lab-kids-brings-a-new-approach-to-after-school-education-in-bakersfield-2712634).*

## Story

**Bakersfield’s** **IDEA Lab Kids** **owner, Herbert Liu, opened Califiornia’s first IDEA Lab Kids location in January. In March,** **KGET.com reporter Taylor Schaub interviewed Liu about his new business****.**

**IDEA Lab Kids** **is an after-school learning program that focuses on helping young students develop their science, technology, engineering, art and math skills (otherwise known as STEAM). Liu told KGET.com he decided to open his IDEA Lab Kids business in Bakersfield to help inspire the next generation of STEAM experts.**

**When asked about how the Bakersfield community has reacted to his opening, Liu told KGET.com, “It’s been very well received. A lot of parents would come up to us and said this is exciting to have this here. That is something that’s sorely needed.”**

**Liu also mentioned described what he found to be the most rewarding aspect of the job: that moment when that light bulb clicks in their head and they figure something out. That’s like the most rewarding part. It all is right there. When this clicks, and they get it.”**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- location expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- stem education (topic)
- IDEA Lab Kids (company)
- Bakersfield (location)
- after-school program (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/kgetcom-idea-lab-kids-brings-a-new-approach-to-after-school-education-in-bakersfield-2712634). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b21293db-3fcf-48e5-bc2d-03f42caec950).