Gilroy · Licensed center
Gilroy Head Start
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 7 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 14, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 6, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 30, 2024Nothing cited
Jan 18, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“Lead Testing Written Directives. A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evident by: The kitchen sink had a result of 5.5 ppb, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
- Nov 17, 2022Nothing cited
- Oct 24, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 7 times had more: 55% of 145 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%This center
- 2 of 726%
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 28, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since October 2022 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 18, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directives. A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evident by: The kitchen sink had a result of 5.5 ppb, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (669) 212-8692
- Address
- 9300 Wren Avenue, Gilroy, 95020
- License
- 434416983
- Ownership
- Government-run
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Ownership ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.