Children's Center At Caltech · Infant Center, Pasadena
Children's Center At Caltech is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 tied for #45 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, licensee did not ensure that CHild #1 was provided visual supervision at all times, resulting in the child being left unattended on the outdoor play area. This was an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of child in care. 8 in attendance sheet, and summaries of the supervision video, to LPA by POC.
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Common questions
Does Children's Center At Caltech take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Children's Center At Caltech had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 28, 2024, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Children's Center At Caltech compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #45 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Center At Caltech last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Center At Caltech cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Center At Caltech for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Center At Caltech?
The licensee is Children's Center At Caltech, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Wood.
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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 198017957 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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