Elm Street Head Start
Elm Street Head Start is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. 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 tied for #56 of 124 centers in Long Beach 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 observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to LPA observing that the children under 3 years of age in Room 3 were using a material that is not age appropriate and can be a choking hazard which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Elm Street Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Elm Street Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Elm Street Head Start compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #56 of 124 centers in Long Beach 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 Elm Street Head Start last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Elm Street Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elm Street Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Elm Street Head Start?
The licensee is Long Beach Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Marsha Bullock.
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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 192005044 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.