Lichen Head Start Preschool
Lichen Head Start Preschool is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 32 centers in Citrus Heights and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Lichen Head Start Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lichen Head Start Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Lichen Head Start Preschool compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?
It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Lichen Head Start Preschool last inspected?
Apr 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lichen Head Start Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lichen Head Start Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lichen Head Start Preschool?
The licensee is San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Carol Sheely.
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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 340314888 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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