Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start
Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start is a licensed child care center in Wilmington, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 #4 of 9 centers in Wilmington and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1] out of 7 (persons)] did no t have the mandated reporter certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start compare with other daycares in Wilmington?
It is tied for #4 of 9 centers in Wilmington 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 Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start last inspected?
Mar 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Wilmington, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Voa/Cesar Chavez Head Start?
The licensee is Volunteers Of America Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is La Kisha Seay-whittiker.
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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 197413312 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.