Head Start - Jefferson
Head Start - Jefferson is a licensed child care center in Eureka, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #12 of 17 centers in Eureka and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the facility had 7 faucets that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Faucet A, A30 (same fixture) & F & E require retesting. (B, C & G are not acessable to children and not in the licensed portion of the community center)
About this center
Common questions
Does Head Start - Jefferson take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - Jefferson had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Head Start - Jefferson compare with other daycares in Eureka?
It is tied for #12 of 17 centers in Eureka by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Head Start - Jefferson last inspected?
Oct 24, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - Jefferson cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - Jefferson for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Eureka, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - Jefferson?
The licensee is Northcoast Children's Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Donna Roberts.
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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 121374840 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.