Bassett Head Start/Erwin
Bassett Head Start/Erwin is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 168 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 48 centers in La Puente and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on disclosure made during interviews conducted, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as evidenced by disclosures made during department interviews, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff #4 had an expired mandated report certificate on file (AB1207)which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bassett Head Start/Erwin take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bassett Head Start/Erwin had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 24, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Bassett Head Start/Erwin compare with other daycares in La Puente?
It is tied for #43 of 48 centers in La Puente by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bassett Head Start/Erwin last inspected?
Sep 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bassett Head Start/Erwin cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bassett Head Start/Erwin for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Puente, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bassett Head Start/Erwin?
The licensee is Bassett Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is R. Ducoing/Y. Orozco.
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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 198000225 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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