Options Head Start-mckinley
Options Head Start-mckinley is a licensed child care center in San Gabriel, CA, licensed for up to 62 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 16 centers in San Gabriel and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Options Head Start-mckinley take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options Head Start-mckinley had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Options Head Start-mckinley compare with other daycares in San Gabriel?
It is tied for #1 of 16 centers in San Gabriel by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Options Head Start-mckinley last inspected?
Nov 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options Head Start-mckinley cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options Head Start-mckinley for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Gabriel, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options Head Start-mckinley?
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 191591830 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.