Child care center and infant center · Madera, California
Los Ninos Head Start Center
Madera · Licensed for 36 children · licensed since 2004
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 2004. No serious violations in 4 state visits to its center licence.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 203808112, first issued June 30, 2004. It holds 2 licences in all. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
4 state visits on file for licence 203808112, with no Type A finding and no Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 36 children at once under the licences. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 25 public and charter campuses in Madera have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (559) 673-9173 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Los Ninos Head Start Center?
Two licences: a child care center for 28 children and an infant center for 8.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 203808112
Licensed for 28 children since 2004: 4 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity28 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedJune 30, 2004When this licence was issued
- State visits on file4Latest recorded visit: May 15, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 4 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 4 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 203808112 ↗
Infant Center, licence 203808113
Licensed for 8 children since 2004: 2 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity8 children
- First licensedJune 30, 2004When this licence was issued
- State visits on file2Latest recorded visit: May 15, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 2 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 2 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 203808113 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types, licence 203808112
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 2
- Other visits
- 2
Visit dates and visit types, licence 203808113
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 2
- Other visits
- 0
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Cesar Chavez Elementary0.5 mi · Madera Unified
- Parkwood Elementary1.5 mi · Madera Unified
- Virginia Lee Rose Elementary1.7 mi · Madera Unified
2 more nearby
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.7 mi · Madera Unified
- Millview Elementary2.2 mi · Madera Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Los Ninos Head Start Center, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 36 children across two licences (28 child care, 8 infant): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 29171 Desha, Madera 93638
- Phone
- (559) 673-9173
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center + Infant Center
- Licence numbers
- 203808112 · 203808113
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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