Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool
Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Val Verde, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. 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 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 Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool 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 Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Val Verde, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Val Verde Head Start/State Preschool?
The licensee is Castaic Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Long.
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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 197408390 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.