Longfellow Children's Center
Longfellow Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #38 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 children did not have missing Emergency Information (LIC 700), Physician’s Report (LIC 701), Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment(LIC 627), and Immunization Record for LPA to observe, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 children's file, Child #2-3, did not have a Physician's Report completed in file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Longfellow Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Longfellow Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Longfellow Children's Center compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #38 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Longfellow Children's Center last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Longfellow Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Longfellow Children's 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 Longfellow Children's Center?
The licensee is Pasadena Unified School District Child Development, and the administrator listed with the state is Ree Hudson.
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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 191290460 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.