West Street Head Start
West Street Head Start is a licensed child care center in Corning, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Corning and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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a record review, the facility has one 1 Faucet will have a sign posted and the facility is in the process of retesting the water and will have filtered water delivered to the site. faucet located in preschool classroom with lead test results at or exceeding 5.5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Retesting documents will be submitted within 4 weeks of the completed sampling and sent to CCLD. Facility agrees to submit an LIC 9275 and LIC 9276.
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About this center
Common questions
Does West Street Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has West Street Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does West Street Head Start compare with other daycares in Corning?
It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Corning by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was West Street Head Start last inspected?
Aug 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does West Street Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask West Street Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tehama County, which includes Corning, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs West Street Head Start?
The licensee is Northern California Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alina Barriga.
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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 525405768 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.