Cii/Western Head Start
Cii/Western Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Cii/Western Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Cii/Western Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Cii/Western Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Cii/Western Head Start last inspected?
Nov 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cii/Western Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cii/Western 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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cii/Western Head Start?
The licensee is Childrens Institute INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Justine Lawrence.
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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 198400300 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.