Selma Migrant Head Start
Selma Migrant Head Start is a licensed child care center in Selma, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 16 centers in Selma and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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interview and record review. 1 Today, head teacher Cedeno indicated that the staff had since received training on active supervision. Head teacher stated that the facility staff walk the play yard to inspect it and ensure no children are left outside. Proof of training agenda with staff signatures will be submitted to the Interviews confirmed that child #1 was left without supervision in the play yard on 8/8/2023 for about 3 minutes. This posed/poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights to the children in care. A $500.00 immediate civil penalty was assessed today. 8 Department by POC date 8/29/2023. An informal meeting will be scheduled at the Department to further address the incident.
Interviews. Today, Site Supervisor showed that all staff at the facility had since signed a form that reviewed Personal Rights. Site Supervisor will also be providing staff training on Personal Rights of children. An agenda with topics will be submitted to the Department by POC date 6/23/2023. The deficiency will be cleared after training is complete and agenda is signed and dated by all staff at the facility. Interviews confirmed that staff #2 observed staff #1 slap child #1 with an open hand. Interviews revealed video footage captured the incident. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Selma Migrant Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Selma Migrant Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 28, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Selma Migrant Head Start compare with other daycares in Selma?
It is #16 of 16 centers in Selma by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Selma Migrant Head Start last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Selma Migrant Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Selma Migrant Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Selma, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Selma Migrant Head Start?
The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Madera County, and the administrator listed with the state is Carmen Cedeno Gomez.
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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 103801211 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.