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Voa/Los Colores Head Start

25621 So. Normandie Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Voa/Los Colores Head Start is a licensed child care center in Harbor City, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 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).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 3Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 17, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 9, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citationNov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 9, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Aug 25, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedOct 23, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Sep 18, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJun 23, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity39 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 4, 2011
LicenseeVolunteers Of America Of Los Angeles
AdministratorGenise Clark
Phone(310) 347-4680
State facility #197417673

Common questions

Does Voa/Los Colores Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Voa/Los Colores Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Voa/Los Colores Head Start?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Voa/Los Colores 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/Los Colores Head Start last inspected?

Mar 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Voa/Los Colores Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Voa/Los Colores 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 $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Voa/Los Colores Head Start?

The licensee is Volunteers Of America Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Genise Clark.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197417673 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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