Christopher Ranch Head Start
Christopher Ranch Head Start is a licensed child care center in Gilroy, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 13 centers in Gilroy and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when Staff 4- S4 violated C1 personal rights by telling other children C1 had broken all his Christmas toys, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by leaving C1 unsupervised and unattended outside of his classroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The temperature on the thermastat was 63 degrees Fahrenheit, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Christopher Ranch Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Christopher Ranch Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 13, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Christopher Ranch Head Start compare with other daycares in Gilroy?
It is #11 of 13 centers in Gilroy by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Christopher Ranch Head Start last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Christopher Ranch Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christopher Ranch Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Gilroy, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Christopher Ranch Head Start?
The licensee is Santa Clara County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Angelica Guzman.
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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 434400029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.