Balboa Gifted Magnet Star
Balboa Gifted Magnet Star is a licensed child care center in Northridge, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 16 centers in Northridge and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Balboa Gifted Magnet Star take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Balboa Gifted Magnet Star had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Balboa Gifted Magnet Star compare with other daycares in Northridge?
It is tied for #1 of 16 centers in Northridge by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Balboa Gifted Magnet Star last inspected?
Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Balboa Gifted Magnet Star cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Balboa Gifted Magnet Star for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Northridge, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Balboa Gifted Magnet Star?
The licensee is Star, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Stephanie Trejo.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197418419 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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