Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten
Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten is a licensed child care center in Monterey Park, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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.
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Common questions
Has Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Monterey Park, 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 Starkids Preschool and Kindergarten?
The licensee is Starkids Preschool And Kindergarten INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Derek Chen.
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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 198021816 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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