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L.b. Weemes Center Head Start

1260 W. 36th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

L.b. Weemes Center Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 17, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citationMar 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 8, 2011
LicenseeUniversity Of Southern California Head Start
AdministratorJoanna Williams
Phone(213) 743-4651
State facility #198016688

Common questions

Does L.b. Weemes Center Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has L.b. Weemes Center Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does L.b. Weemes Center Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was L.b. Weemes Center Head Start last inspected?

Sep 17, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does L.b. Weemes Center Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask L.b. Weemes Center 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 L.b. Weemes Center Head Start?

The licensee is University Of Southern California Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Joanna Williams.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198016688 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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