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Options-cdc- Villacorta

17721 E. Gemini, La Puente, CA 91744 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Options-cdc- Villacorta is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 48 centers in La Puente and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #22 of 48 centers in La Puente
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 17, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 1, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 1, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 17, 1997
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 964-8876
State facility #198003517

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Common questions

Does Options-cdc- Villacorta take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Options-cdc- Villacorta had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Options-cdc- Villacorta compare with other daycares in La Puente?

It is tied for #22 of 48 centers in La Puente by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Options-cdc- Villacorta last inspected?

Sep 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options-cdc- Villacorta cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-cdc- Villacorta 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 Options-cdc- Villacorta?

The licensee is Options For Learning, and the administrator listed with the state is Mildred Balderrama.

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 198003517 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.