Nha - John Marshall Head Start
Nha - John Marshall Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #211 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record reviews, a lack of supervision occurred for Child #1 (C1) during an 11/05/24 self-reported incident at the facility when he left his classroom by going through a propped open back door into a secured playground and was not discovered as missing for anywhere from four to six minutes by another classroom teacher coming on to the playground which posed an immediate Health and Safety risk to the child in care. 8 Licensee was issued an immediate civil penalty for the lapse of supervision incident.
Based on record review, the Lic. did not comply with the above directive; the exterior water fountain tested with an ALE. This poses as a potential Health & Safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations, file reviews and statement of Lead Teacher Beatrix Sosa, , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the infant (age 2 years and under) did not have completed Infant Safe Sleep logs, which poses as a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Nha - John Marshall Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Nha - John Marshall Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Nha - John Marshall Head Start compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #211 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nha - John Marshall Head Start last inspected?
Jun 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Nha - John Marshall Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nha - John Marshall Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Nha - John Marshall Head Start?
The licensee is Neighborhood House Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Samantha Rivero.
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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 376600079 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.