Pinewood Head Start
Pinewood Head Start is a licensed child care center in Pollock Pines, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 76 centers in El Dorado County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Pinewood Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pinewood Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Pinewood Head Start compare with other daycares in El Dorado County?
It is tied for #1 of 76 centers in El Dorado County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Pinewood Head Start last inspected?
Oct 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pinewood Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pinewood Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Pollock Pines, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pinewood Head Start?
The licensee is El Dorado County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Tombs/Stowe.
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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 090321692 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.