Villa Avenue Head Start
Villa Avenue Head Start is a licensed child care center in Willows, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Glenn County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs 1 Facility representative will submit a plan to ensure that children are not left in wet clothes and that children can come inside if they do not want to partipate in outside play due to cold or wet weather. Plan can be submitted to LPA at : Emily.Curiel@dss.ca.gov
Complaint investigations
Staff took children outside for an extended period of time in cold, wet weather.
Staff took children outside for an extended period of time in cold, wet weather.
About this center
Common questions
Does Villa Avenue Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Villa Avenue 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 Villa Avenue Head Start?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Villa Avenue Head Start compare with other daycares in Glenn County?
It is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Glenn County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Villa Avenue Head Start last inspected?
May 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Villa Avenue Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Villa Avenue Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Glenn County, which includes Willows, was $799 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Villa Avenue Head Start?
The licensee is Glenn County Office Of Ed/Child & Family Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Janice Aisenbrey.
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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 115405947 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.