Options State Head Start- Villacorta
Options State Head Start- Villacorta is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 48 centers in La Puente and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Options State Head Start- Villacorta take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options State Head Start- Villacorta had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Options State Head Start- Villacorta 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 Options State Head Start- Villacorta last inspected?
May 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options State Head Start- Villacorta cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options State Head Start- 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 State Head Start- Villacorta?
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 198000351 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.