Head Start - Orleans
Head Start - Orleans is a licensed child care center in Orleans, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 44 centers in Humboldt County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Head Start - Orleans take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Head Start - Orleans had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Head Start - Orleans compare with other daycares in Humboldt County?
It is tied for #1 of 44 centers in Humboldt County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Head Start - Orleans last inspected?
Feb 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Head Start - Orleans cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Head Start - Orleans for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Orleans, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Head Start - Orleans?
The licensee is Northcoast Children's Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Shawnna Conrad.
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 123004625 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.