Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center
Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center is a licensed child care center in Bay Point, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 8 centers in Bay Point and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on the incident a child personal rights were violated which is an immediate risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 23, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center compare with other daycares in Bay Point?
It is tied for #4 of 8 centers in Bay Point by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center last inspected?
Nov 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Bay Point, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Contra Costa Co. Head Start - Lavonia Allen Center?
The licensee is Contra Costa County Community Services Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Doris Stephens.
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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 073400254 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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