PLACENTIA HEAD START
LICENSED840 SOUTH MELROSE, PLACENTIA, CA 92870
DAY CARE CENTER in Orange County, California
- Licensed for
- 60 children
The public record
- License number
- 304370087
- License status
- LICENSED
- License type
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Licensed capacity
- 60 children
- Address
- 840 SOUTH MELROSE, PLACENTIA, CA 92870
- County
- Orange County
- Phone
- +17146328787
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- May 21, 2004
Licensing visits on record
California records 4 routine inspection visits and no visits prompted by a complaint to PLACENTIA HEAD START.
- Most recent inspection visit
- Inspection visit
- Inspection visit
- Inspection visit
What California does not publish here
The state publishes when licensing staff visited, not what they found. We do not hold California’s inspection findings, so nothing on this page tells you whether a visit resulted in a citation. A visit count is a measure of licensing activity, and a facility visited more often is not for that reason a worse one. Read the findings in California’s own facility search.
Questions parents ask about PLACENTIA HEAD START
Is PLACENTIA HEAD START a licensed child care provider in California?
- Yes. PLACENTIA HEAD START holds California licence 304370087, currently listed as "LICENSED" by the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, first issued on May 21, 2004. Confirm current standing with the agency before enrolling.
What kind of child care licence does PLACENTIA HEAD START hold?
- California licenses PLACENTIA HEAD START as a day care center, a category that covers preschool-age children in a centre-based programme. The category comes from the state's own licence record, not from the provider.
How many children can PLACENTIA HEAD START care for?
- PLACENTIA HEAD START is licensed for up to 60 children at one time. Licensed capacity is a ceiling set by the state, not a count of current enrolment or of available places.
How often has California inspected PLACENTIA HEAD START?
- California records 4 inspection visits to PLACENTIA HEAD START, the most recent on July 10, 2026 and the earliest on record March 14, 2022. The state publishes the dates of these visits but not what they found, so this count reflects licensing activity, not results. Read the findings themselves in California's own facility search.
Has California visited PLACENTIA HEAD START in response to a complaint?
- California records no complaint-driven visits to PLACENTIA HEAD START. That means no concern prompted a visit on the public record, which is not the same as a clean inspection history: the state does not publish what its visits found.
Who holds the licence for PLACENTIA HEAD START?
- The licence is held by ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START, INC.. California lists the licensee separately from the facility name, so the two often differ. The facility is in Orange County.
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About this record
This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.
Where this comes from
- Primary. California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division facility search, facility 304370087.
- Context. Our explainer on how California daycare licensing and inspections work, and on California child care assistance.
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