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Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool

17251 Dante Street, Victorville, CA 92394 · San Bernardino County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Victorville, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 33 centers in Victorville and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#23 of 33 centers in Victorville
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 26, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 21, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 19, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, and record review Child 1 avoided several staff and ran out of their classroom and out the facility and was retrieved in the middle of the parking lot by Staff and brought back to the facility. This is an immediate health, safety, or personal rights, risks to the persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 20, 2025
Type BApr 17, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
. S1 grabbed C1 to direct C1 to sink to wash hands. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024
Type BDec 21, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility did not have a current lead/water test for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 4, 2024
Type BDec 21, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1 did not have mandated reporter in their staff file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 28, 2023
Type BDec 21, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(b)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was not a Director's packet received in the Licensing office within 10 days of the Director changing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 28, 2023

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Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 20, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jun 20, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant- Facility had a power outage

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About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 11, 2011
LicenseeSan Bernardino County-department Of Preschool Serv
AdministratorIrma Santos
Phone(760) 951-1425
State facility #364840739

Common questions

Does Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 19, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Victorville?

It is #23 of 33 centers in Victorville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool last inspected?

Apr 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Victorville, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Psd/Northgate Head Star/State Preschool?

The licensee is San Bernardino County-department Of Preschool Serv, and the administrator listed with the state is Irma Santos.

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 364840739 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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