Capistrano Head Start
Capistrano Head Start is a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 62 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. 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 65 centers in Modesto and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Capistrano Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Capistrano Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Capistrano Head Start compare with other daycares in Modesto?
It is tied for #1 of 65 centers in Modesto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Capistrano Head Start last inspected?
Jan 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Capistrano Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capistrano Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Capistrano Head Start?
The licensee is Empire Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Consuelo Centeno.
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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 500315166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.