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Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start

5746 40th Street, Sacramento, CA 95824 · Sacramento County
Child care center (preschool)

Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #101 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 65%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #101 of 275 centers in Sacramento
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 22, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 22, 2022InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review, two faucets tested exceeded the allowed 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 14, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 1, 1994
LicenseeSacramento Employment & Training Agency (Seta)
AdministratorCarmen Salcedo
Phone(916) 563-5020
State facility #340321700

Common questions

Does Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #101 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start last inspected?

Jul 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Seta - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Seta - Fruitridge Community Center 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 - Fruitridge Community Center Head Start?

The licensee is Sacramento Employment & Training Agency (Seta), and the administrator listed with the state is Carmen Salcedo.

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 340321700 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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