Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC
Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 33 centers in Richmond and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. 1 BY
Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. 1 BY
About this center
Common questions
Does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 26, 2023, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #26 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC last inspected?
Apr 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Balboa CDC?
The licensee is Contra Costa County Community Services Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Marilyn Doss.
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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 073402613 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.