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Options-state Preschool-loma Vista

11544 Mina Ave., South Whittier, CA 90605 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Options-state Preschool-loma Vista is a licensed child care center in South Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #848 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #848 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 25, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 15, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Aug 26, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 25, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 1 of 2 staff files, Staff #1, did not have a reviewable LIC503 Health Screening, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 25, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 19, 1996
Licensee Options For Learning
Administrator Mildred Balderrama
Phone (562) 944-9983
State facility # 198001737
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Common questions

Does Options-state Preschool-loma Vista take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Options-state Preschool-loma Vista had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Options-state Preschool-loma Vista compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?

It is tied for #848 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Options-state Preschool-loma Vista last inspected?

Nov 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Options-state Preschool-loma Vista cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-state Preschool-loma Vista for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes South 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-loma Vista?

The licensee is Options For Learning, and the administrator listed with the state is Mildred Balderrama.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198001737 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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