Willow Head Start/State Preschool
Willow Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lakewood, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 17 centers in Lakewood and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Willow Head Start/State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Willow Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Willow Head Start/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Lakewood?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Lakewood by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Willow Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Willow Head Start/State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Willow Head Start/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lakewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Willow Head Start/State Preschool?
The licensee is ABC Unified School District/Tom Woodward, and the administrator listed with the state is Lora Ballard.
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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 191606622 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.