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Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start

4995 E. Balch, Fresno, CA 93727 · Fresno County
Child care center (preschool)

Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 96 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, 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 #111 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #111 of 205 centers in Fresno
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 21, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 17, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 30, 2023Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223
Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. LIcensee agrees to provide plan to ensure personal rights of children in care. The licensee did not ensure children in care were not subject to inappropriate touching by another child in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jun 2, 2023
Type BMay 30, 2023Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212
(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. Licensee will provide plan of reporting unusual incidents to CCL. Based on interviews and record review, licensee did not report incidents of inappropriate touching between children to department when first occured. 8
Plan of correction due Jun 2, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity96 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 7, 1996
LicenseeFresno Economic Opportunities Commission
AdministratorTamikio Simpson
Phone(559) 263-1205
State facility #103801189

Common questions

Does Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start take infants?

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

Has Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start compare with other daycares in Fresno?

It is tied for #111 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start last inspected?

Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Fresno EOC Kings Canyon Head Start?

The licensee is Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, and the administrator listed with the state is Tamikio Simpson.

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 103801189 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.