Head Start - Caritas Village
Head Start - Caritas Village is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on record review and interview, on 09/25/25 children C1 and C2 did not have their diapers changed during a 5.5 hour care day, and logs for additional children C3 and C4 were not complete, which poses a potential Personal Rights & Health and Safety risk to children in care. and submit the plan to LPA Strother by 10/28/25. amy.strother@dss.ca.gov
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About this center
Common questions
Does Head Start - Caritas Village take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - Caritas Village had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Head Start - Caritas Village?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Head Start - Caritas Village last inspected?
Jan 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - Caritas Village cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - Caritas Village for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - Caritas Village?
The licensee is Lisa Grocott Community Action Partnership Of Soco, and the administrator listed with the state is Kendra Levitin.
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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 493010442 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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