Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center
Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center is a licensed child care center in Anderson, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 6 centers in Anderson and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on incident reported to licensing and video footage, S1 physically grabbed C1 and removed them from the classroom which resulted in C1 hitting their head. 8 Facility representative will discuss discipline policy with staff and then all children will have a signed LIC 9224.
(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Facility director and area manager issued individual staff meetings and staff were issued write-ups on 6/27/23. Two staff members must do verbal head counts during transition and rezoning each area and have visual on children. Director to submit a plan in writing to CCL by 6/30/23 This was not met as evidence by: based on interviews and record review, C1, C2 and C3 were unsupervised for 30 seconds on the playground. This poses an potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 28, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center compare with other daycares in Anderson?
It is #4 of 6 centers in Anderson by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center last inspected?
Aug 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Anderson, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shasta Head Start - Anderson Park Center?
The licensee is Shasta Head Start Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Miller.
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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 455401376 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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