Capo Valley Head Start
Capo Valley Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Juan Capistrano, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 15 centers in San Juan Capistrano and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, record review, at 10:10am during facility inspection director provided a copy of Lead testing report, facility conducted their lead test on 04/08/2023, facility was out of compliance due to lead testing done after 1/1/23. Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Capo Valley Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Capo Valley Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Capo Valley Head Start compare with other daycares in San Juan Capistrano?
It is tied for #6 of 15 centers in San Juan Capistrano by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Capo Valley Head Start last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Capo Valley Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capo Valley Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes San Juan Capistrano, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Capo Valley Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Batayola.
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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 304370063 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.