Peoria Early Head Start Center
Peoria Early Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #24 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with fractional readings of parts per billion (ppb) 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 Per Director, there was a retesting done on August 26, 2023 and came back negative. Report was provided to LPA on today's inspection. Deficiency was cleared on this visit. This requirement is not me at evidenced by thefood preparation (A & B) being tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 7.8 & 6.8 UG/L. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Peoria Early Head Start Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Peoria Early Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Peoria Early Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #24 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Peoria Early Head Start Center last inspected?
Sep 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Peoria Early Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Peoria Early Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Peoria Early Head Start Center?
The licensee is Uplift Family Services DBA Pacific Clinics, and the administrator listed with the state is Lauren Parks.
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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 198020498 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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