Gonzales Head Start
Gonzales Head Start is a licensed child care center in Gonzales, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 80 centers in Monterey County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Gonzales Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gonzales Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Gonzales Head Start compare with other daycares in Monterey County?
It is tied for #1 of 80 centers in Monterey County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Gonzales Head Start last inspected?
Jul 31, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gonzales Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gonzales Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Gonzales, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gonzales Head Start?
The licensee is Monterey County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Minerva Almazan.
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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 274400065 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.