Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove
Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 100 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 tied for #1 of 69 centers in Pasadena and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #1 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove 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-head Start/Cdc-orange Grove?
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 198017688 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.