Options-early Learning Center-pasadena
Options-early Learning Center-pasadena is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 72 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, 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 #24 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
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California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with fractional readings of parts per billion (ppb) 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 During this inspection, LPAs observed that the two drinking fountain were capped and removed. Deficiency was cleared today. This requirement is not me at evidenced by Based on inspection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above. The drinking fountain A and C tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 100UG/L and 15 UG/L respectively. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Options-early Learning Center-pasadena take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options-early Learning Center-pasadena had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options-early Learning Center-pasadena 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 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options-early Learning Center-pasadena last inspected?
Nov 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options-early Learning Center-pasadena cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-early Learning Center-pasadena 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 Options-early Learning Center-pasadena?
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 198012105 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.