Shasta Head Start - Countryside is a licensed child care center in Anderson, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 6 centers in Anderson and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Shasta Head Start - Countryside take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Shasta Head Start - Countryside had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Shasta Head Start - Countryside compare with other daycares in Anderson?
It is #1 of 6 centers in Anderson by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Shasta Head Start - Countryside last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shasta Head Start - Countryside cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shasta Head Start - Countryside for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Anderson, was $1,185 a month for infants (about $1,500 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shasta Head Start - Countryside?
The licensee is Shasta Head Start Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nikki McNerney.
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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 455407075 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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