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Crescent Head Start

5600 Crescent Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Crescent Head Start is a licensed child care center in Buena Park, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. 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 31 centers in Buena Park and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 31 centers in Buena Park
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 15, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 31, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 15, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 26, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 31, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 26, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedOct 26, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 25, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 28, 2015
LicenseeOrange County Head Start
AdministratorKya Coleman-jones
Phone(714) 241-8920
State facility #304370976

Common questions

Does Crescent Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Crescent Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Crescent Head Start?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Crescent Head Start compare with other daycares in Buena Park?

It is tied for #1 of 31 centers in Buena Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Crescent Head Start last inspected?

Jul 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Crescent Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crescent Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Buena Park, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Crescent Head Start?

The licensee is Orange County Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Kya Coleman-jones.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304370976 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.