Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District
Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District is a licensed child care center in Monterey Park, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 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 15 centers in Monterey Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District compare with other daycares in Monterey Park?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Monterey Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District last inspected?
Jan 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Monterey Park, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hillcrest Head Start/Garvey School District?
The licensee is Garvey School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Robin Libby.
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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 198006555 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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