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Niemes Headstart/State Preschool

16715 S Jersey Avenue, Artesia, CA 90701 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Niemes Headstart/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Artesia, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 7 centers in Artesia and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#5 of 7 centers in Artesia
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Supervision1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 12, 2024Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
-(b) Result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed that a water sources had an action level exceedance. 1 Facility had provided correction record completed on 3/07/23 water outlet had been corrected. Facility provide filtered water for the children to drink. POC cleared during today's visit. LPA observed the water fountain had been disconnected and made inaccessible to children in care.This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2024
Type BMar 30, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
based on interviews staff failed to provide proper care and supervision for C1. Facility will conduct a staff meeting/training to discuss proper care and supervision during transition time. The copy of agenda of the meeting/training and the list of attendee's with their signatures submit to CCLD by 04/21/2023 as a plan of correction. On 3/17/23, about 10:28AM, C1 was left outside at the play yard area for about 5 seconds without any adult's supervision, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 21, 2023
Type BMar 30, 2023Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)(1)
based on record review facility failed to complete the 24 hours telephone report to the licensing department for the incident occurred on 3/17/23, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. Facility representative will complete a declaration statement ackowledging the understanding of proper reporting requirement to the departement by 4/21/2023 in order to clear this citation.
Plan of correction due Apr 21, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 24, 1992
LicenseeABC/Usd/Child Development Office/H/S/Tom Woodward
AdministratorLida Beltrocco
Phone(562) 229-7958
State facility #191599976

Common questions

Does Niemes Headstart/State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Niemes Headstart/State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Niemes Headstart/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Artesia?

It is #5 of 7 centers in Artesia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Niemes Headstart/State Preschool last inspected?

Sep 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Niemes Headstart/State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Niemes Headstart/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Artesia, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Niemes Headstart/State Preschool?

The licensee is ABC/Usd/Child Development Office/H/S/Tom Woodward, and the administrator listed with the state is Lida Beltrocco.

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 191599976 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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