Options - CDC Valleydale
Options - CDC Valleydale is a licensed child care center in Azusa, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #8 of 11 centers in Azusa and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review 1 LPA observed that Drinking Fountain - G was removed and capped. Per staff, Drinking water comes from the kitchen faucet which did not test for lead exceedance. POC cleared during site visit. and observations, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as Drinking Fountain- G (6 UG/L) tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Classroom/Portable #3: Drinking Fountain- G and H tested at (6 ppb).
About this center
Common questions
Does Options - CDC Valleydale take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options - CDC Valleydale had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Options - CDC Valleydale compare with other daycares in Azusa?
It is tied for #8 of 11 centers in Azusa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options - CDC Valleydale last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options - CDC Valleydale cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options - CDC Valleydale for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Azusa, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options - CDC Valleydale?
The licensee is Options For Learning, and the administrator listed with the state is Mildred Balderrama.
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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 198010180 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.