Voa/Harbor Early Head Start
Voa/Harbor Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Harbor City, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 8 centers in Harbor City and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Voa/Harbor Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Voa/Harbor Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Voa/Harbor Early Head Start?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Voa/Harbor Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Harbor City?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Voa/Harbor Early Head Start last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Voa/Harbor Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Voa/Harbor Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Harbor City, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Voa/Harbor Early Head Start?
The licensee is Volunteers Of America Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Perez.
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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 197407928 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.