Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.75
- Local median
- 0.17
EMPIRE HEAD START
5201 FIRST ST, Empire, CA 95319
- Facility:
- 503600291
- 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:
- 20
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionApril 16, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 16, 2026
Summary
This summary covers four available inspections for EMPIRE HEAD START from May 5, 2022 through April 16, 2026.
Two inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 8, 2023 and involved background screening, with a due date of May 22, 2023.
Two later inspections, from April 4, 2024 through April 16, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 4
- Recorded violations
- 3
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
4 total inspections vs 4 local median in Stanislaus County
Compared to 107 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 17%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.12
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
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Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff 1 has a background clearance however staff 1 did not have evidence of associaton to the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 22, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(2) - 101170(e)(2)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(2)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above while inspecting emergency exit leading toward the rear of the classroom LPA observed moderate amount of water, pooling and flooding, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
- Official code
- 101238(a)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Sign In and Sign Out (a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 children out of 15 children were signed in by authorized representatives on a future week and date, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(a)(1) - 101229.1(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229.1(a)(1)