Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center
Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Madera, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1973. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 41 centers in Madera and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Madera?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Madera by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center last inspected?
Mar 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Madera, was $823 a month for preschoolers (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Verdell McKelvey Head Start Center?
The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Madera County, and the administrator listed with the state is Elva Lugo.
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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 200400391 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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