Delhi Head Start
Delhi Head Start is a licensed child care center in Delhi, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #72 of 98 centers in Merced County and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
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Based on teacher interview, and record review, the required drinking water testing has not been completed. This poses a potential threat to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Based on teacher interview, observation and record review, the licensee did not comply Building A is not being utilized for childcare. LPA observed space to be empty and used by other staff with adult furishings. Licensee applied for a capacity of 40. Capacity was issued for classroom A and classroom C limitations which is not being maintained and poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Licensee has not reported or provided CCLD with information of new site supervisor or director which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Delhi Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Delhi Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Delhi Head Start compare with other daycares in Merced County?
It is tied for #72 of 98 centers in Merced County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Delhi Head Start last inspected?
Jan 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Delhi Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Delhi Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Delhi, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Delhi Head Start?
The licensee is Merced Co. Office Of Education Regional Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Speairs.
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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 243808260 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.