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Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr.

425a Orchard Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482 · Mendocino County
Child care center (preschool)

Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. is a licensed child care center in Ukiah, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #9 of 13 centers in Ukiah and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 32%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #9 of 13 centers in Ukiah
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 27, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 27, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 20, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 20, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
On 7/26/23, licensee failed to maintain a lead 1 On 10/16/23, LPA Maciel was sent proof of remediation for followup testing performed on 9/27/23 which revealed the faucet tested within the allowable lead level. value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 5.5 ppb or greater for faucet "N". Water testing results identified with Action Level Exceedance as defined in WD section 101700.3. are not deemed safe to drink. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2023
Type BDec 20, 2022Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, facility faucet (Site “C”) exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water, testing at 9.6 ppb. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. S1 stated that the test results of the re-test will be sent to LPA, once received. S1 will notify all parents or guardians about what has been done, to remediate the outlet and how drinking water is provided to children.
Plan of correction due Jan 20, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 27, 2014
LicenseeNorth Coast Opportunities, INC.
AdministratorJoanna Smith
Phone(707) 463-8600
State facility #233008828

Common questions

Does Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. take infants?

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

Has Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. compare with other daycares in Ukiah?

It is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Ukiah by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. last inspected?

Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mendocino County, which includes Ukiah, was $800 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Nco Head Start - Child Dev. Ctr. - Peach Tree Ctr.?

The licensee is North Coast Opportunities, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Joanna Smith.

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 233008828 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.