Head Start - Larsen
Head Start - Larsen is a licensed child care center in Vacaville, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. 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 26 centers in Vacaville and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Head Start - Larsen take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - Larsen had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Head Start - Larsen?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Head Start - Larsen compare with other daycares in Vacaville?
It is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Vacaville by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Head Start - Larsen last inspected?
Oct 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - Larsen cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - Larsen for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Vacaville, was $1,003 a month for preschoolers (about $1,270 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - Larsen?
The licensee is Child Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Shahla Forsati.
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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 483002942 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.