Placentia Early Head Start
Placentia Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Placentia, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 15 centers in Placentia and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure the center was free from insects which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Physical Plant-Staff do not ensure daycare center is free of insects.
About this center
Common questions
Does Placentia Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Placentia Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Placentia Early Head Start?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Placentia Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Placentia?
It is #5 of 15 centers in Placentia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Placentia Early Head Start last inspected?
Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Placentia Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Placentia Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Placentia, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Placentia Early Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Manuel Gomez.
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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 304371538 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.