Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool
Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. 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 Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool 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 Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool last inspected?
Feb 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool 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 Griffin Avenue Head Start/Preschool?
The licensee is University Of Southern California Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Kenicia Mota.
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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 198019623 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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