Dyer Kelly Head Start

2236 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821 · Sacramento County

Child care center (preschool)

Dyer Kelly Head Start is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 275 centers in Sacramento and is 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 275 centers in Sacramento

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

3Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 10, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceMay 4, 1992

LicenseeSan Juan Unified School District

AdministratorFariba Ghulam Sarwar

Phone(916) 566-2151

State facility #340317540

Common questions

Does Dyer Kelly Head Start take infants?

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

Has Dyer Kelly Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Dyer Kelly Head Start compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #1 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Dyer Kelly Head Start last inspected?

Dec 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Dyer Kelly Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dyer Kelly Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Dyer Kelly Head Start?

The licensee is San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Fariba Ghulam Sarwar.

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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 340317540 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.