Shasta Head Start - Birchwood
Shasta Head Start - Birchwood is a licensed child care center in Redding, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 39 centers in Redding and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 11 out of 11 personnel files were missing the LIC 503 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 children files missing physician's report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility had one faucet(s) with lead test results at or exceeding 5.5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 1 The site supervisor made the faucet temporarily inaccessible by taping a bag on the playground drinking fountain. Facility management plans to permanently remove the faucet. Photos of the removed faucet will be sent by 11/10/22. nicolette.cunningham@dss.ca.gov Fax: 530-521-5235
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Common questions
Does Shasta Head Start - Birchwood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shasta Head Start - Birchwood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Shasta Head Start - Birchwood compare with other daycares in Redding?
It is #23 of 39 centers in Redding by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shasta Head Start - Birchwood last inspected?
May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shasta Head Start - Birchwood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shasta Head Start - Birchwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Redding, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shasta Head Start - Birchwood?
The licensee is Shasta Head Start Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jacqueline Alderete.
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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 455403785 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.