Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education
Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education is a licensed child care center in Livingston, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 6 centers in Livingston and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education compare with other daycares in Livingston?
It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Livingston by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education last inspected?
Oct 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Livingston, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Schelby Head Start/Merced Co. Office of Education?
The licensee is Merced County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Teresa Aguilar.
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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 243808245 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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