Shining Star Preschool · Child Care Center, El Monte

3215 Santa Anita Ave., El Monte, CA 91733 · Los Angeles County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Shining Star Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Monte, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity108 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceMay 28, 2026

LicenseeMing De Corporation

AdministratorOlivia Phu

Phone(626) 205-8011

State facility #198021927

Common questions

Has Shining Star Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Shining Star Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Star Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes El Monte, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Shining Star Preschool?

The licensee is Ming De Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Olivia Phu.

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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 198021927 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.