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Parkview Head Start/State Preschool

12044 Elliott St., El Monte, CA 91732 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Parkview Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Monte, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 22 centers in El Monte and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #9 of 22 centers in El Monte
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 24, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 22, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 22, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 8, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229 (a)(1)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time.... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Per Program manager, they will have a meeting regarding supervsion- submitt meeting minutes, signing sheet and written plan on playground supervision.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 1994
LicenseeMountain View School District
AdministratorAlma Gonzales
Phone(626) 652-4250
State facility #191500966

Common questions

Does Parkview Head Start/State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Parkview Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Parkview Head Start/State Preschool compare with other daycares in El Monte?

It is tied for #9 of 22 centers in El Monte by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Parkview Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?

Sep 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Parkview Head Start/State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Parkview Head Start/State Preschool?

The licensee is Mountain View School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Alma Gonzales.

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 191500966 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.