Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.6
- Local median
- 0.2
SHASTA HEAD START - BIRCHWOOD
3211 CHURN CREEK ROAD, Redding, CA 96002
- Facility:
- 455403785
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 24
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMay 14, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 14, 2026
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for SHASTA HEAD START - BIRCHWOOD from October 26, 2022 through May 14, 2026.
Two inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on September 23, 2025 and involved health or food records, with a due date of October 3, 2025.
DaycareFacts did not classify any of these violations at the Higher concern level.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 3
- Higher-concern violations
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 5 local median in 96002
Compared to 11 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 0%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 20%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.27
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 11 out of 11 personnel files were missing the LIC 503 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 23, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(2) - 101216(g)(2)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(2)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (b)Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 children files missing physician's report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.799(b) - 1596.799(b)
- Official code
- 1596.799(b)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers - A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had one faucet(s) 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.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 27, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101700.3(b)(1) - 101700.3(b)(1)
- Official code
- 101700.3(b)(1)
No recorded violations in this report