Mariposa Head Start Preschool
Mariposa 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 1994. 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 #10 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Mariposa Head Start Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mariposa Head Start Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Mariposa Head Start Preschool compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?
It is tied for #10 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mariposa Head Start Preschool last inspected?
Mar 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mariposa Head Start Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mariposa 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 Mariposa Head Start Preschool?
The licensee is San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Simona Costa.
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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 340320930 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.