Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start
Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 33 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 17 centers in Hawthorne and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. 1 Site Supervisor will write a written statement ( LIC) 855/ Declaration on intention to ensure that children are safe and supervised at all times and to incide the side gate on to the Daily checklist and monitor gate at alll times.The Site Supervisor will provide an in- service training to all staff members to include supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence because (C1) pushed through the side gate that leads to the parking lot and teacher found ( C1). 8 watching videos: https:// ccld.childcarevidos.org/child-care-centers-operators/supervising-children- in child care centers
About this center
Common questions
Does Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Hawthorne?
It is #11 of 17 centers in Hawthorne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start last inspected?
Mar 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Voa/Hawthorne Early Head Start?
The licensee is Volunteers Of America, and the administrator listed with the state is Lena Blakeney.
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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 197411601 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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