Fruitvale Headstart
Fruitvale Headstart is a licensed child care center in Hemet, CA, licensed for up to 52 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 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 #10 of 24 centers in Hemet and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four staff files were not available for reveiw which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Fruitvale Headstart take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Fruitvale Headstart had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Fruitvale Headstart compare with other daycares in Hemet?
It is tied for #10 of 24 centers in Hemet by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Fruitvale Headstart last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Fruitvale Headstart cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fruitvale Headstart for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Hemet, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Fruitvale Headstart?
The licensee is Hemet Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Melina Serna.
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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 330911564 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.