Options-state Preschool-laurel
Options-state Preschool-laurel is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 49 centers in Whittier and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 3 staff files, Staff #1-2, were missing required Licensing Documents, which posesa potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Options-state Preschool-laurel take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options-state Preschool-laurel had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options-state Preschool-laurel compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #11 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options-state Preschool-laurel last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Options-state Preschool-laurel cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-state Preschool-laurel for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options-state Preschool-laurel?
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 198010813 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.