Garden Of Progress Head Start
Garden Of Progress Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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).
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Common questions
Does Garden Of Progress Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Garden Of Progress Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Garden Of Progress 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 Garden Of Progress Head Start last inspected?
Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garden Of Progress Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garden Of Progress 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 Garden Of Progress Head Start?
The licensee is Foundation For Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Candida Espinoza.
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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 191890350 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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