Buena Vista Migrant Head Start
Buena Vista Migrant Head Start is a licensed child care center in Lamont, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 6 centers in Lamont and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Buena Vista Migrant Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Buena Vista Migrant Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Buena Vista Migrant Head Start compare with other daycares in Lamont?
It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Lamont by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Buena Vista Migrant Head Start last inspected?
Apr 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Buena Vista Migrant Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buena Vista Migrant Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kern County, which includes Lamont, was $837 a month for preschoolers (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Buena Vista Migrant Head Start?
The licensee is Comm. Action Partnership Of San Luis Obispo Co.inc, and the administrator listed with the state is Cristina Machuca.
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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 153801390 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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