Park Place Head Start
Park Place Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Park Place Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Park Place Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Park Place Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Park Place Head Start last inspected?
Aug 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Park Place Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Park Place Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Park Place Head Start?
The licensee is Foundation For Early Childhood Education, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Marcie Houchen.
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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 198015104 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.