Options Head Start Villa Parke
Options Head Start Villa Parke is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. 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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101700.3(b)(1) 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 Per Education Supervisor, faucet B will be tested again. If lead exceedance remains, facility will shut of the faucet for use or faucet will be flushed. This requirement is not me at evidenced by Based on inspection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as faucet B in the kitchen tested with an exceedance of 13 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Options Head Start Villa Parke take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Options Head Start Villa Parke had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options Head Start Villa Parke 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 Head Start Villa Parke last inspected?
Jun 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options Head Start Villa Parke cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options Head Start Villa Parke 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 Villa Parke?
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 198017652 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.