Living Way Day Care Center · Preschool, Pasadena
Living Way Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one teacher ismissing proof of tdap and mmr immunizations, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Living Way Day Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Living Way Day Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Living Way Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #24 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Living Way Day Care Center last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Living Way Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Living Way Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Living Way Day Care Center?
The licensee is Living Waters Missionary Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Simone.
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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 198012911 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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