Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start
Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 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 #101 of 275 centers in Sacramento and better than 65% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a child in attendance who was nine years old which is over the age conditions of the license. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #101 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 65% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start last inspected?
Apr 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Samuel Kennedy Elementary Head Start?
The licensee is Elk Grove Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Brown.
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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 343600938 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.