Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center
Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center is a licensed child care center in Redding, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 tied for #1 of 39 centers in Redding and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center compare with other daycares in Redding?
It is tied for #1 of 39 centers in Redding by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center last inspected?
Dec 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shasta Head Start - Mary Street Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Redding, 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 - Mary Street Center?
The licensee is Shasta Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Keegan Buyse.
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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 455405904 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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