Buena Park Early Head Start
Buena Park Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Buena Park, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #25 of 31 centers in Buena Park and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1)To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met evidenced by: The director stated that the facility will provide the Personal Rights Training again to all staff members and email the LPA the documention with all staff members' names on it by 07/17/2026. Based on LPA’s interviews, and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because staff #1 (S1) stated that on 04/17/2026, S1 raised S1’s voice at C1 loudly out of frustration because C1 kept screaming which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on LPA's observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 infants were over the age of 2 years old which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and records, the requirement was not met for one infant, which poses an immediate risk to the children’s health, safety, or personal rights. Staff admitted that Child 1 was bitten multiple times.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in a child sustaining unexplained injuries.
About this center
Common questions
Does Buena Park Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Buena Park Early Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 16, 2024, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Buena Park Early Head Start?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Buena Park Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Buena Park?
It is #25 of 31 centers in Buena Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Buena Park Early Head Start last inspected?
Aug 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Buena Park Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buena Park Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Buena Park, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Buena Park Early Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Josephine Hernandez.
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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 304370638 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.