Options State Head Start Full Day
Options State Head Start Full Day is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. 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 #9 of 25 centers in West Covina and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
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101700.3(b)(1) California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with fractional readings of parts per billion (ppb) 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 During the inspection, LPA observed the drinking fountains were removed and capped. Deficiency was cleared during this visit. This requirement is not me at evidenced by Based on inspection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as the drinking fountains J, L, M, N and O tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of over 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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Does Options State Head Start Full Day take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Options State Head Start Full Day had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options State Head Start Full Day compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is tied for #9 of 25 centers in West Covina 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 State Head Start Full Day last inspected?
Dec 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options State Head Start Full Day cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options State Head Start Full Day for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options State Head Start Full Day?
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 198019610 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.