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Psd/Victorville Head Start

14029 Amargosa Road, Ste. C, Victorville, CA 92392 · San Bernardino County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Psd/Victorville Head Start is a licensed child care center in Victorville, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 33 centers in Victorville and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #19 of 33 centers in Victorville
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 18, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 6, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundDec 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 6, 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 provide the follow up documents to Licensing for water testing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 31, 2023
Type BDec 6, 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 three staff did not have mandated reporter training in their staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 22, 2023
Type BDec 6, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Licensing did not receive change of Director within 10 days which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 6, 2023
Type AJan 11, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(a)(1)
Based on interviews and record reviews the Licensee failed to maintain a comfortable temperature for children in care. The heat pump that controls the temperature in classrooms 93 and 94 was broken for over two weeks, which poses an Immediate Health and Safety Risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 11, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedFeb 13, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 29, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJan 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 9, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity95 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 11, 1992
LicenseePreschool Service Department
AdministratorKeosha Smith
Phone(760) 245-9147
State facility #360911142

Common questions

Does Psd/Victorville Head Start take infants?

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

Has Psd/Victorville Head Start had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 11, 2023, for fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Psd/Victorville Head Start?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Psd/Victorville Head Start compare with other daycares in Victorville?

It is tied for #19 of 33 centers in Victorville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Psd/Victorville Head Start last inspected?

Mar 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Psd/Victorville Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Psd/Victorville Head Start 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/Victorville Head Start?

The licensee is Preschool Service Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Keosha Smith.

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 360911142 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.