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Options Surround Care-blandford

18605 Lincroft Street, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Options Surround Care-blandford is a licensed child care center in Rowland Heights, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #10 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#10 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 6, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 28, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMar 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 28, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in outlet from the elementary school kitchen cafeteria is use to obtain drinking water has not been tested as required, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 7, 1992
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 913-0603
State facility #191500006

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Common questions

Does Options Surround Care-blandford take infants?

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

Has Options Surround Care-blandford had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Options Surround Care-blandford compare with other daycares in Rowland Heights?

It is #10 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Options Surround Care-blandford last inspected?

Feb 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options Surround Care-blandford cost?

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

Who runs Options Surround Care-blandford?

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 191500006 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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