License activeChild-care center
Buffum Head Start
4
inspections on file
1
recorded violations
0
health & safety class
Sep 3, 2026
last inspection
Inspection history
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Case Management: Lead Testing/Exceedance | 1 Type B deficiency cited | 1 | Official report · PDF |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing DivisionHow to read violations
Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 101700.3(b)(1) — (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater ..., before comparing to the Action Level.
“Based on record review the Licensee did not ensure water sources at facility to meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that two water sources have an action level exceedance. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.”
Corrective action plan due Sep 11, 2023
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