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Nco Head Start - Ft. Bragg Center

330 S. Lincoln, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 · Mendocino County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of May 6, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Nco Head Start - Ft. Bragg Center was a licensed child care center in Fort Bragg, CA, licensed for up to 20 children. Its license closed around May 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, and issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 29, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 8, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
On 7/28/23, licensee failed to maintain a lead 1 Licensee has made the faucets temporarily inaccessible by shutting the water off and children receive drinking water from bottled water. value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 5.5 ppb or greater for faucet "F". 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. The licensee will determine if the faucet will be replaced and retested or permanently removed by POC date and will submit plans regarding how that will be accomplished by 9/20/23.
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceDec 22, 1994
ClosedMay 6, 2026
LicenseeNorth Coast Opportunities, INC.
Last administratorKarina Meleken
State facility #233000406

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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 233000406 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.