Montebello Gardens Head Start
Montebello Gardens Head Start is a licensed child care center in Pico Rivera, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. 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 #7 of 17 centers in Pico Rivera and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff files were not available for review during LPAs annual inspection on 02/11/25 and within a two-day window per the approved waiver dated 12/27/24 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Montebello Gardens Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montebello Gardens Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Montebello Gardens Head Start compare with other daycares in Pico Rivera?
It is tied for #7 of 17 centers in Pico Rivera 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 Montebello Gardens Head Start last inspected?
Feb 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montebello Gardens Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montebello Gardens Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pico Rivera, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montebello Gardens Head Start?
The licensee is Montebello Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariana Sanchez.
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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 198005683 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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