Cii/Main Street Head Start
Cii/Main Street Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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based on interview facility sstaff failed to protect a child's personal rights by 1 Facility Representative agrees to submit to the department training materials indicating the effective procedure of care and supervision and children's personal rights along with sign in sheet of all staff in attendance on or before 5/12/23 in order to clear this citation. S1 admitted the action of wrongdoing by sprayed water bottle on C1's face to help child understand the inappropriate behavior which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
based on interviews conducted, on 08/15/22, S1 failed to protect C1 personal rights by released child to an unknown Per Site Supervisor, preventative measures was taking on 08/18/22, all center staff attended the training and reviewed topics of care and supervision and emergency pick up authorization. POC cleared during visit. person not listed on the emergency pick list. which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cii/Main Street Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cii/Main Street Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Cii/Main Street Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cii/Main Street Head Start last inspected?
Feb 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cii/Main Street Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cii/Main Street Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cii/Main Street Head Start?
The licensee is Children's Institute, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Melisa Morgan.
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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 198017626 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.