Options-state Preschool-northam
Options-state Preschool-northam is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 48 centers in La Puente and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Options-state Preschool-northam take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options-state Preschool-northam had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options-state Preschool-northam compare with other daycares in La Puente?
It is tied for #19 of 48 centers in La Puente 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-northam last inspected?
Jun 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options-state Preschool-northam cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-state Preschool-northam 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 Preschool-northam?
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 191500340 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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