Signal Hill Head Start
Signal Hill Head Start is a licensed child care center in Signal Hill, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Signal Hill Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Signal Hill Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Signal Hill Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #1 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Signal Hill Head Start last inspected?
Jan 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Signal Hill Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Signal Hill Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Signal Hill, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Signal Hill Head Start?
The licensee is Long Beach Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sophia Toch & Hong Tran.
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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 191605720 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.