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Flores De Valle Head Start

225 N. Avenue 25, Los Angeles, CA 90031 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Flores De Valle Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 11, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 11, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 1, 2023
LicenseeFoundation Of Early Childhood Education, INC.
AdministratorMarcie Houchen
Phone(345) 572-5107
State facility #198021219

Common questions

Does Flores De Valle Head Start take infants?

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

Has Flores De Valle Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Flores De Valle Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Flores De Valle Head Start last inspected?

Aug 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Flores De Valle Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Flores De Valle Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Flores De Valle Head Start?

The licensee is Foundation Of Early Childhood Education, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Marcie Houchen.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198021219 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.