Seta - Bret Harte Head Start
Seta - Bret Harte Head Start is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #204 of 275 centers in Sacramento and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on the Directors, staff, parents, and a child's interviews, it was found that S1 was handling children in a rough manner and yelling at them while in care. This posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the Director and staff interviews, it was found that a child sustain injury while in care, but staff is not aware of how and when did the injury occurred. which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the floor rugs throught out the facility observed to have built up debris/dirt, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(b)(1) A result with calues of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance This requirment was not met, based on results received that showed water outlet D with a lead exceedance of 8.900 ppb. 1 Director stated that the water fountatin has since been capped off, shutting off the water drinking fountain in the toddler classroom. Director showed LPA that the water fountain does not work. Director stated they will use the preschool side water source. LPA will clear the deficiency effective today.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff handled children in a rough manner.
Daycare child sustained unexplained injuries.
About this center
Common questions
Does Seta - Bret Harte Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Seta - Bret Harte Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 7, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Seta - Bret Harte Head Start?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Seta - Bret Harte Head Start compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #204 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Seta - Bret Harte Head Start last inspected?
Feb 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Seta - Bret Harte Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Seta - Bret Harte 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 Seta - Bret Harte Head Start?
The licensee is Seta, and the administrator listed with the state is Huimin (Mindy) Huang.
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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 343623182 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.