Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start
Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start is a licensed child care center in Compton, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 59 centers in Compton and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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based on record review and interview conducted on 10/21/24, center staff confirmed S1 grabbed C1 by the arm and forcing the child down to pick up the Legos which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
based on record review facility failed to have current mandated reporter online training for S1, S2, & S3 which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. Site Supervisor agrees to have S1, S2, & S3 complete Mandated Reporter training then submit to LPA by or before 08/30/24 in order to clear this citation.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Facility staff handled a day care child in a rough manner.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Volunteers of America, Mona House 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 personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start compare with other daycares in Compton?
It is tied for #27 of 59 centers in Compton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Compton, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Volunteers of America, Mona House Head Start?
The licensee is Volunteers Of America Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Battina Brav.
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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 197418559 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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