Empire Head Start
Empire Head Start is a licensed child care center in Empire, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 background checks (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #94 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff 1 has a background clearance however staff 1 did not have evidence of associaton to the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above while inspecting emergency exit leading toward the rear of the classroom LPA observed moderate amount of water, pooling and flooding, which 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 in 5 children out of 15 children were signed in by authorized representatives on a future week and date, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Empire Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Empire Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Empire Head Start compare with other daycares in Stanislaus County?
It is tied for #94 of 127 centers in Stanislaus 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 Empire Head Start last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Empire Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Empire Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Empire, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Empire Head Start?
The licensee is Empire Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Consuelo Centeno.
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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 503600291 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.