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Options- CDC Jellick

1400 S. Jellick Avenue, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Options- CDC Jellick is a licensed child care center in Rowland Heights, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 40%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
#12 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 11, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJun 7, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork2
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 5, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(c)
Per lead teacher, water fountain was retested on 9/1/23 with no deterrence. Children and staff now have access to the water fountain. Licensee shall submit copy of LIC 9275, LIC 9276, facility sketch and test results to LPA by
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023
Type BApr 11, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C1 was not signed in and out the following dates 04/10 and 04/11 from Poratable #2, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 14, 2023
Type BApr 11, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not notifying the department of the new director and submitting required paperwork which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 17, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 17, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 11, 2003
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 581-7225
State facility #198008321

Common questions

Does Options- CDC Jellick take infants?

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

Has Options- CDC Jellick had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Options- CDC Jellick?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Options- CDC Jellick compare with other daycares in Rowland Heights?

It is #12 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Options- CDC Jellick last inspected?

Jan 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options- CDC Jellick cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options- CDC Jellick for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Rowland Heights, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Options- CDC Jellick?

The licensee is Options For Learning, and the administrator listed with the state is Mildred Balderrama.

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 198008321 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.