Vernon Head Start And State Preschool
Vernon Head Start And State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 #162 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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-(b) Result with values of 5.0 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed that the water source had an action level exceedance. 1 Facility had provided correction record completed on 4/12/23 all water outlet had been removed. Facility provide filtered water for the children to drink. POC cleared during today's visit. LPAs observed the outlet had been removed.This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Vernon Head Start And State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Vernon Head Start And State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Vernon Head Start And State Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #162 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 Vernon Head Start And State Preschool last inspected?
Jan 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vernon Head Start And State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vernon Head Start And State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Vernon Head Start And State Preschool?
The licensee is Children's Institute, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Erika Avila-flores.
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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 198016166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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