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San Luis Head Start

129 7th Street, Los Banos, CA 93635 · Merced County
Child care center (preschool)

San Luis Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Banos, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 tied for #11 of 18 centers in Los Banos and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #11 of 18 centers in Los Banos
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 26, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 26, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 3, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 14, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
LPA and LPM's observation of electrical wiring was exposed, exterior wall bottom slate is pulling away from the wall 1 Per site supervisor, she will send another work invoice for maintenance to completed. Another inspection will be conducted to ensure corrections took place. Licensee is to contact LPA Brannon no later than 4/28/22. in the outside play yard for the two year olds, and that the appropriate age sticker was not placed on the climbing structure. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety to children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2022
Type BSep 3, 2021Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This deficiency was not met as evidence by LPAs observing the railing leading the preschool children from their 1 Licensee stated they will submit another work order and get the railing replaced/repaired. Licensee will submit proof that the railing has been fixed by no later than 9/17/2021. classroom to the outdoor play area to have rust. Isabel sated that the center staff have submitted multiple work orders but has not gotten fixed. This is a potential health & safety risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 17, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 25, 2006
LicenseeMerced Co. Office Of Education Regional Head Start
AdministratorMelanie Flores
Phone(209) 827-5691
State facility #243808251

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does San Luis Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has San Luis Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does San Luis Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Banos?

It is tied for #11 of 18 centers in Los Banos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was San Luis Head Start last inspected?

Jan 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does San Luis Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Luis Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Los Banos, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs San Luis Head Start?

The licensee is Merced Co. Office Of Education Regional Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Flores.

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 243808251 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.