San Luis Early Head Start
San Luis Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Banos, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Los Banos and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does San Luis Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has San Luis Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about San Luis Early Head Start?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does San Luis Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Banos?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Los Banos by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was San Luis Early Head Start last inspected?
May 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does San Luis Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Luis Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Los Banos, was $1,177 a month for infants (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs San Luis Early Head Start?
The licensee is Merced County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Flores.
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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 243810167 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.