Villa Montecito - Susd Head Start

1339 Kingsley Avenue, Stockton, CA 95203 · San Joaquin County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 1, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Villa Montecito - Susd Head Start was a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 20 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1Type A citations

0Type B citations

3Inspections

1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 21, 2025Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety

Fire Clearance §101171(a)

Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility was out of compliance for fire clearance due to lack of smoke detectors which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risks to children in care. 8 The facility will not operate a child care program until fire clearance requirements have been met. Families will be offered openings at other programs until the facility can re-open.

Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2025

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedAug 21, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 15, 2025

Substantiated allegation:

Facility does not meet fire safety measures.

1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceJun 2, 2016

ClosedJun 1, 2026

LicenseeSusd Early Childhood Department

Last administratorElizabeth Sanz

State facility #393621116

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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 393621116 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.