Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC · School-Age Program, La Puente
Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 48 centers in La Puente and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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LPA observing that child was left attended without direct supervision of an adult. This poses/posed a immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 14, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC compare with other daycares in La Puente?
It is tied for #39 of 48 centers in La Puente by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC last inspected?
Nov 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Puente, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC?
The licensee is Maria Flores, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Flores.
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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 198020743 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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