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Camerado Springs Head Start

2480 Merrychase Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 · El Dorado County
Child care center (preschool)

Camerado Springs Head Start is a licensed child care center in Cameron Park, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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 6 centers in Cameron Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 6 centers in Cameron Park
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 14, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 14, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 25, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 8, 1993
LicenseeEl Dorado County Superintendent Of Schools
AdministratorSilverbush/Valle
Phone(530) 295-4516
State facility #090321338

Common questions

Does Camerado Springs Head Start take infants?

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

Has Camerado Springs Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Camerado Springs Head Start compare with other daycares in Cameron Park?

It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Cameron Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Camerado Springs Head Start last inspected?

May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Camerado Springs Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Camerado Springs Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Cameron Park, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Camerado Springs Head Start?

The licensee is El Dorado County Superintendent Of Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Silverbush/Valle.

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 090321338 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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