Topaz Head Start
Topaz Head Start is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 80 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 51 centers in Fullerton and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above lead testing was done after January 1, 2023. Lead test dated March 25,2023, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Topaz Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Topaz Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Topaz Head Start?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Topaz Head Start compare with other daycares in Fullerton?
It is tied for #12 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Topaz Head Start last inspected?
Aug 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Topaz Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Topaz Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fullerton, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Topaz Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Karen Morrissey Vaccaro.
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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 304370001 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.