Nco Head Start - Upperlake

629 Second Street, Upperlake, CA 95485 · Lake County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 17, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Nco Head Start - Upperlake was a licensed child care center in Upperlake, CA, licensed for up to 24 children. Its license closed around June 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

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 7, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety

Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)

Based on record review, facility bathroom sink (Site “D”) exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water, testing at 27 ppb. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Aug 7, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceSep 17, 1997

ClosedJun 17, 2026

LicenseeNco Head Start/Upperlake

Last administratorMicah Hale

State facility #173001847

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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 173001847 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.