D.l. Wood Head Start
D.l. Wood Head Start is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. 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 49 centers in Garden Grove and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does D.l. Wood Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has D.l. Wood Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does D.l. Wood Head Start compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #1 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was D.l. Wood Head Start last inspected?
Aug 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does D.l. Wood Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask D.l. Wood Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs D.l. Wood Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica De Paul.
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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 304371185 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.