Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start
Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start is a licensed child care center in Thermal, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Thermal and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start compare with other daycares in Thermal?
It is #3 of 5 centers in Thermal by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start last inspected?
Oct 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Thermal, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cvusd - Las Palmitas Head Start?
The licensee is Coachella Valley USD, and the administrator listed with the state is Jean-mari Dagarin.
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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 334830735 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.