Gilroy Head Start
Gilroy Head Start is a licensed child care center in Gilroy, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #3 of 13 centers in Gilroy and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Lead Testing Written Directives. A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evident by: 1 Facility replaced the outlet of the sink and has a test scheduled for 01/19/2023. The kitchen sink had a result of 5.5 ppb, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Gilroy Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gilroy Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Gilroy Head Start compare with other daycares in Gilroy?
It is tied for #3 of 13 centers in Gilroy by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Gilroy Head Start last inspected?
Nov 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gilroy Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gilroy Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Gilroy, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gilroy Head Start?
The licensee is Santa Clara County Office Of Education Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Eva Suarez.
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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 434416983 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.