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Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC · Infant Center, La Puente

13628 Lomitas Ave., La Puente, CA 91746 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 48 centers in La Puente and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 48 centers in La Puente
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Nov 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 17, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 15, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 17 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 18, 2021
Licensee Maria Flores
Administrator Maria Flores
Phone (626) 384-7713
State facility # 198020744
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Common questions

Does Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Bright Stars Care and Education Center LLC compare with other daycares in La Puente?

It is tied for #1 of 48 centers in La Puente by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 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.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198020744 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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