Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave.
Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. is a licensed child care center in Montebello, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 14 centers in Montebello and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. compare with other daycares in Montebello?
It is tied for #1 of 14 centers in Montebello by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Montebello, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Washington Elem. Head Start-madison Ave.?
The licensee is Montebello Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariana Sanchez.
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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 198003333 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.