Head Start - Children of the Redwoods
Head Start - Children of the Redwoods is a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 8 centers in Arcata and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Head Start - Children of the Redwoods take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - Children of the Redwoods had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Head Start - Children of the Redwoods compare with other daycares in Arcata?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Arcata by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Head Start - Children of the Redwoods last inspected?
Oct 24, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - Children of the Redwoods cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - Children of the Redwoods for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Arcata, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - Children of the Redwoods?
The licensee is Northcoast Children's Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Ali Melton.
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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 121376236 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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