Atcaa - Ione Head Start
Atcaa - Ione Head Start is a licensed child care center in Ione, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Amador County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Atcaa - Ione Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Atcaa - Ione Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Atcaa - Ione Head Start compare with other daycares in Amador County?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Amador County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Atcaa - Ione Head Start last inspected?
Dec 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Atcaa - Ione Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Atcaa - Ione Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Amador County, which includes Ione, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Atcaa - Ione Head Start?
The licensee is Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandy Buchanan.
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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 033607205 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.