Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo
Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo is a licensed child care center in Altadena, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 6 centers in Altadena and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo compare with other daycares in Altadena?
It is #1 of 6 centers in Altadena by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Altadena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Options - Head Start/cdc - Arroyo?
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 198017671 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.