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AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro

10235a Ramona Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro is a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 21 centers in Spring Valley and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #11 of 21 centers in Spring Valley
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 29, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 2, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJan 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 2, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medication for Child 1 (C1) was expeired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2023
Type BJan 18, 2023Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status. A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. 1 Director advised analyst that enrollment is conducted through the AKA Head Start main office and child was accepted prior to approved age on license based the directive of the Assistant Executive Director. Director will forward This requirement was not met when it was determined that facility, who's program is licensed to solely serve 3 - 5 year olds, enrolled a child who had not reached three years of age. Having children who don't meet program age requirements is a potential risk to their health and safety. 8 findings to the Assistant Executive Director with the understanding that the correction for the violation is the submission of an updated application to CCL, by 02/17/2023 revising the ages served by the preschool program to children from 2-5 years old.
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJan 18, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 16, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility operating beyond the terms of the license.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity57 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 18, 1995
LicenseeAll Kids Academy Head Start, INC
AdministratorBetty Smith
Phone(619) 660-9772
State facility #376600135

Common questions

Does AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro take infants?

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

Has AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro?

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

How does AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro compare with other daycares in Spring Valley?

It is tied for #11 of 21 centers in Spring Valley 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 AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro last inspected?

Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Spring Valley, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs AKA Head Start - Casa De Oro?

The licensee is All Kids Academy Head Start, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Betty Smith.

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 376600135 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.