Chowchilla Head Start
Chowchilla Head Start is a licensed child care center in Chowchilla, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. 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 5 centers in Chowchilla and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Chowchilla Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Chowchilla Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Chowchilla Head Start compare with other daycares in Chowchilla?
It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Chowchilla by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Chowchilla Head Start last inspected?
Dec 13, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Chowchilla Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Chowchilla Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Chowchilla, was $823 a month for preschoolers (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Chowchilla Head Start?
The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Madera County, and the administrator listed with the state is Martha Bravo.
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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 203801195 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.