Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool
Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #170 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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101700.3(b)(1) California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with...readings of 0.5 ppb or greater..., before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by 1 Per Child Development Supervisor, the faciity will place a filter for the drinking fountain by estimated POC date (06/16/2023). Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as one outlets (outlet used for drinking fountains) out of five outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses/posed an immediate/ a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #170 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool 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 Little Friends Head Start/State Preschool?
The licensee is Foundation Of Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Marcie Houchen.
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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 191890265 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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