Options State Headstart-willowood
Options State Headstart-willowood 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 1993. 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.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 3 Staff Files, Staff #2, did not have a complete personnel file available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Options State Headstart-willowood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options State Headstart-willowood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options State Headstart-willowood 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 Headstart-willowood last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options State Headstart-willowood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options State Headstart-willowood 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-willowood?
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 191597763 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.