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CCRC Head Start - Woodman

5944/5939/woodman/buffalo Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

CCRC Head Start - Woodman is a licensed child care center in Van Nuys, CA, licensed for up to 98 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 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

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 1, 2023

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 1, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 1, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers A result with values of 5.5ppb or gretaer shall be deemed an Action Level Exeedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by Lead Water Testing Samples taken on 01/25/202 revealed levels of lead. 1 Early Learning Supervisor Heather Stratuss via emailed LPA Whitmore on 02/15/2023 Action Items in place and completed already, Closed out sinks located in classsrooms and covered them. Brought in Portable sinks until new sinks are iinstalled new sinks were insatlled and observed at the time of visit Parents have been notified by letter.
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 23, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity98 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 20, 1995
LicenseeChild Care Res. Center Of The Sfv, Incorporated
AdministratorHeather Strauss
Phone(818) 989-2379
State facility #197400783

Common questions

Does CCRC Head Start - Woodman take infants?

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

Has CCRC Head Start - Woodman had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about CCRC Head Start - Woodman?

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

When was CCRC Head Start - Woodman last inspected?

Mar 1, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does CCRC Head Start - Woodman cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask CCRC Head Start - Woodman for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Van Nuys, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs CCRC Head Start - Woodman?

The licensee is Child Care Res. Center Of The Sfv, Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Strauss.

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 197400783 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.