Quincy Head Start
Quincy Head Start is a licensed child care center in Quincy, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 8 centers in Plumas County and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
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a record review, the facility has one 1 Faucet is taped off with a sign and the school is in the process of retesting the water and have a plan in place by adding filters to the faucet and this moment they are using fitered store bought water. faucet located in preschool classroom with lead test results at or exceeding 5.5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The facility sent a letter to the parents/guardians about lead testing and retesting the water and. Notified the health department and offerred free lead level testing to families. Retesting documents will be submitted to CCLD.
Based on record review, the facility had three faucets that exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The third was made temporarily inaccessible by bagging the faucet. The licensee plans to replace and retest the faucet. Retesting documents will be submitted within 2 weeks of the completed sampling.
About this center
Common questions
Does Quincy Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Quincy Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Quincy Head Start compare with other daycares in Plumas County?
It is #7 of 8 centers in Plumas County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Quincy Head Start last inspected?
Sep 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Quincy Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Quincy Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Plumas County, which includes Quincy, was $799 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Quincy Head Start?
The licensee is Sierra Cascade Family Opportunities, and the administrator listed with the state is Jester Venessa.
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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 325407786 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.