Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor
Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor is a licensed child care center in West Covina, 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 25 centers in West Covina and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is tied for #1 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor last inspected?
Aug 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options State Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor 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 Headstart -Walnut/Diamond/Hollingwor?
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 198000580 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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