Riverbank Head Start
Riverbank Head Start is a licensed child care center in Riverbank, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #76 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 6 staff files they were missing employment application which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Riverbank Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Riverbank Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Riverbank Head Start compare with other daycares in Stanislaus County?
It is tied for #76 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County 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 Riverbank Head Start last inspected?
Jan 27, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Riverbank Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Riverbank Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Riverbank, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Riverbank Head Start?
The licensee is Stanislaus County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Jewelee Hotchkiss.
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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 500319584 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.