Encina Head Start State Preschool
Encina Head Start State Preschool 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 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #198 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review and interview, a child was left unsupervised and wandered away from the facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Encina Head Start State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Encina Head Start State Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 1, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Encina Head Start State Preschool compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #198 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Encina Head Start State Preschool last inspected?
Oct 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Encina Head Start State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Encina Head Start State Preschool 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 Encina Head Start State Preschool?
The licensee is San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Yian Louang Saechao Shanks.
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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 343602289 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.