Camden Head Start
Camden Head Start is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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101223(a)(3): The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature 1 Director stated, after being informed of the injury an immediate investigation was conducted. S1 was placed on administrative leave during investigation and employment was subsequently terminated. Director stated staff's behavior was unaccepable. Deficiency cleared during visit. Based on information gathered, Child C1 sustained an injury due to staff S1 lifting C1 by the arm. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Camden Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Camden Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Camden Head Start last inspected?
Apr 12, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Camden Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Camden Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Camden Head Start?
The licensee is All Kids Academy Head Start INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Durham.
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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 376105055 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.