Walter Head Start
Walter Head Start is a licensed child care center in Anaheim, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 77 centers in Anaheim and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Walter Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Walter Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Walter Head Start compare with other daycares in Anaheim?
It is tied for #1 of 77 centers in Anaheim by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Walter Head Start last inspected?
Nov 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walter Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walter Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Anaheim, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walter Head Start?
The licensee is Orange County Head Start INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Valerie Rivera.
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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 300614170 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.