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Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start

555 Ralph Appezzato Mem Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94501 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #17 of 32 centers in Alameda
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 16, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Mar 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Mar 29, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Health & medication 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 16, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff members did not have current mandated reporter training which poses safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type B Apr 16, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four of four staff members did not have a complete immunization record which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type B Mar 29, 2022 Case management visit (other) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
; Child was in classroom 4 without supervision for a small period of time.
Plan of correction due Mar 29, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 1, 2011
Licensee Alameda Family Services
Administrator Connie Ma
Phone (510) 629-6301
State facility # 013420593
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Common questions

Does Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start take infants?

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

Has Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start compare with other daycares in Alameda?

It is tied for #17 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start last inspected?

Apr 16, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start?

The licensee is Alameda Family Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Connie Ma.

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 013420593 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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