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AKA Head Start - Spring Street

3845 Spring Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977 · San Diego County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

AKA Head Start - Spring Street is a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 103 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 21 centers in Spring Valley and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#16 of 21 centers in Spring Valley
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 8, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 12, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 21, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, in that C1 was left unsupervised outside of the children's restroom in an outdoor walkway area of the facilty which poses an immediate, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 22, 2025
Type BOct 21, 2025Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, in that authorized representatives for C1 was not notified that on 9/24/25, C1 was left unsupervised by staff which poses an potential, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 the San Diego Regional Office, no later than 11/3/2025.
Plan of correction due Nov 3, 2025
Type BJun 12, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff had an expired mandated reporter certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity103 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 2, 2008
LicenseeAll Kids Academy Head Start, INC
AdministratorHortensia Murillo
Phone(619) 713-2262
State facility #376700492

Common questions

Does AKA Head Start - Spring Street take infants?

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

Has AKA Head Start - Spring Street had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 21, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does AKA Head Start - Spring Street compare with other daycares in Spring Valley?

It is #16 of 21 centers in Spring Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was AKA Head Start - Spring Street last inspected?

Oct 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does AKA Head Start - Spring Street cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask AKA Head Start - Spring Street 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 - Spring Street?

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

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 376700492 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.