Head Start - McKinleyville
Head Start - McKinleyville is a licensed child care center in McKinleyville, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #6 of 6 centers in McKinleyville and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Common questions
Does Head Start - McKinleyville take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - McKinleyville had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Head Start - McKinleyville compare with other daycares in McKinleyville?
It is #6 of 6 centers in McKinleyville by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Head Start - McKinleyville last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - McKinleyville cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - McKinleyville for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes McKinleyville, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - McKinleyville?
The licensee is Northcoast Children's Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Meagan Cruz.
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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 125400309 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.