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Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech

240 South Michigan Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 23, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 9, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, observation, and interview, Licensee did not sure that children were made inaccessbile to water with lead exceedance, via food preparation. This was a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity 23 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 19, 2023
Licensee Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community
Administrator Lisa Cain-chang
Phone (818) 354-3418
State facility # 198021210
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Common questions

Does Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

When was Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech last inspected?

Jun 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Child Ed Ctr School Age Child Care at Caltech?

The licensee is Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Cain-chang.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198021210 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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