The Almansor Center
The Almansor Center is a licensed child care center in S. Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1967 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews conducted with S2 and S3, it was disclosed that S1 1 The director has already held a staff meeting reviewing children's personal rights on 03/28/2025. Director has provided LPA with a copy of the meeting agenda and signatures of staff who attended. Per director, S1 was terminated as a result of the incident that occurred. purposely taped C1's shoes to prevent C1 from continuing to take off their shoes. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Based on observations , interview and records review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file review LPA did not observe sleep log in the infant file.Facility Represantative was unable to provide sleeping log for any infants enrolled under 12 months , which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, Licensee did not ensure a child #1 was provided safe accommodation from another child with known instances of biting, which resulted in five bites on child #1's arm. This posed a immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Staff-Infant Ratio: There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants... 1 Director will have an all staff meeting reviewing ratios with staff and provide LPA with a copy of meeting agenda and sign in sheets. Director will also submit a schedule for the staff and when their breaks are ensuring ratios. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on observations S2 was in the classroom alone with 11 infants. S1 and S2 were observed to be providing care for 11 infants. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent daycare child from sustaining multiple bites from another daycare child.
Ratio: Staff are operating over ratio
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Almansor Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Almansor Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 27, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Almansor Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Almansor Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #1967 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Almansor Center last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Almansor Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Almansor Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes S. Pasadena, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Almansor Center?
The licensee is Almansor Center For Infants, and the administrator listed with the state is Angela Barlow.
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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 191598412 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.