John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start
John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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based on record review facility failed to provide S6 records of completion or enrolling in early childhood education or child development units. S6 is fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility 1 Facility representative immediately removed S6 from the center during today's visit. LPA obtained a declaration statement indicate S6 will longer be working here or any other sites and will be dissociated to the agency as of 12/1/2022. POC cleared during today's visit. which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start last inspected?
Feb 14, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs John W. Mack Center, Usc Head Start?
The licensee is University Of Southern California, and the administrator listed with the state is Debbie Gipson.
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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 198015475 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.