Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo
Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #6 of 23 centers in Covina and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as two outlets out of seven outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 Educational Coordinator will continue to provide the status and updates regarding the outlets during there placement process with planned completion within 30 days by 06/30/23.
About this center
Common questions
Does Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo compare with other daycares in Covina?
It is tied for #6 of 23 centers in Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options For Learning Early Head Start- Badillo?
The licensee is Options For Learning, and the administrator listed with the state is Mildred Balderrama.
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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 198019159 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.