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Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start

21545 Centre Point Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start is a licensed child care center in Santa Clarita, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 20 centers in Santa Clarita and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 65% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #5 of 20 centers in Santa Clarita
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 2, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 21, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Sep 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 21, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having Pediatric First Aid/CPR certification EMSA approved which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 68 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 30, 2011
Licensee Volunteers Of America Of Los Angeles
Administrator Estella Arredondo
Phone (818) 980-2287
State facility # 197417867
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Common questions

Does Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start take infants?

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

Has Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start compare with other daycares in Santa Clarita?

It is tied for #5 of 20 centers in Santa Clarita by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start last inspected?

Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Volunteers of America, Santa Clarita Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Clarita, 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, Santa Clarita Head Start?

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

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 197417867 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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