Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center
Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in East Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 323 centers in San Mateo County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center compare with other daycares in San Mateo County?
It is tied for #1 of 323 centers in San Mateo County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center last inspected?
Sep 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes East Palo Alto, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ihsd, INC-east Palo Alto Head Start Center?
The licensee is Institute For Human & Social Development, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Lucia Alvarez.
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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 414000614 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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