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Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St.

425 North California Street, Stockton, CA 95202 · San Joaquin County
Infant center

Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 100 centers in Stockton 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 100 centers in Stockton
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 1, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 1, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 21, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 2, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 2, 2015
LicenseeCommunity Action Partnership Of Kern
AdministratorJudy Artellan
Phone(209) 242-9540
State facility #393620682

Common questions

Does Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St.?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. compare with other daycares in Stockton?

It is tied for #1 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. last inspected?

Nov 1, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $1,199 a month for infants (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cap Kern Early Head Start Program - California St.?

The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Kern, and the administrator listed with the state is Judy Artellan.

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 393620682 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.