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Options For Learning School Age Baldwin

900 S. Almansor Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 · Los Angeles County
2 Type A citations in last 12 monthsSchool-age child care center

Options For Learning School Age Baldwin is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 30 centers in Alhambra and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 24%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #21 of 30 centers in Alhambra
2Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 25, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citationFeb 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 3, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, Licensee did not ensure that children were supervised, when Staff #1 sent Child #1 (C1) and Child #2 (C2) to the front to pick up delievered food for Staff #1. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 to only do activities for program only, not personal matters. This will be provided to Staff #2 and #4 as a training, with Staff #1 pending administrative review. Memo will be sent to all Supervisors to provide to their school age programs to ensure consistency throughout.
Plan of correction due Feb 4, 2026
Type AFeb 3, 2026Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, Licensee did not ensure that children's personal rights were protected, as S1 sent C1 and C2 to the front of school to accept delievered food from a unknown adult. This posed an immediate risk to personal rights of children in care. 8 to only do activities for program only, not personal matters. This will be provided to Staff #2 and #4 as a training, with Staff #1 pending administrative review. Memo will be sent to all Supervisors to provide to their school age programs to ensure consistency throughout.
Plan of correction due Feb 3, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity68 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 10, 2017
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 967-9337
State facility #198019493

Common questions

Does Options For Learning School Age Baldwin take infants?

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

Has Options For Learning School Age Baldwin had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 3, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Options For Learning School Age Baldwin compare with other daycares in Alhambra?

It is tied for #21 of 30 centers in Alhambra by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Options For Learning School Age Baldwin last inspected?

Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options For Learning School Age Baldwin cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options For Learning School Age Baldwin for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Alhambra, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Options For Learning School Age Baldwin?

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 198019493 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.