Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool
Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Baldwin Park, CA, licensed for up to 45 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 22 centers in Baldwin Park and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
disclosures made during department interviews, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Due to lack of supervision, child left the day care unassisted
About this center
Common questions
Does Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Baldwin Park?
It is #18 of 22 centers in Baldwin Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Baldwin Park, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walnut School Head Start/State Preschool?
The licensee is Baldwin Park Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Ricardo Rivera.
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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 191500330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.