Options For Learning- Lerma
Options For Learning- Lerma is a licensed child care center in South El Monte, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. 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 #848 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
101700.3(b)(1)California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with...readings of 0.5 ppb or greater.., before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not me at evidenced by 1 Per Facilities representative the bubbler has been replaced and retested on 7/29/2023, pending results. Water fountain will remain covered and off limits for children until passing results are received. Based on ispection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as sample site C left water fountain in rm. # 1 tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 7.4 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Options For Learning- Lerma take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options For Learning- Lerma had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options For Learning- Lerma compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #848 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Options For Learning- Lerma last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options For Learning- Lerma cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options For Learning- Lerma for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes South El Monte, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options For Learning- Lerma?
The licensee is Options - A Child Care And Human Services Agency, 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 191593518 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.