Al Tahoe School Head Start
Al Tahoe School Head Start is a licensed child care center in South Lake Tahoe, CA, licensed for up to 103 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 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 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, one water outlet tested exceeded the allowed 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 staff did not have a complete file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Al Tahoe School Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Al Tahoe School Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Al Tahoe School Head Start?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Al Tahoe School Head Start compare with other daycares in South Lake Tahoe?
It is tied for #11 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Al Tahoe School Head Start last inspected?
Oct 17, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Al Tahoe School Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Al Tahoe School Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes South Lake Tahoe, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Al Tahoe School Head Start?
The licensee is El Dorado County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Rosa Gutierrez.
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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 093610400 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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