Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start
Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start is a licensed child care center in Pacoima, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 13 centers in Pacoima and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start compare with other daycares in Pacoima?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Pacoima by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start last inspected?
Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pacoima, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Voa Grantee/Martin Luther King Head Start?
The licensee is Volunteers Of America Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheila Escobar.
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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 197413999 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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