Options Surround Care-brightwood
Options Surround Care-brightwood is a licensed child care center in Monterey Park, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. 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 #9 of 15 centers in Monterey Park and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a hole on the rubber cushion underneath the swings, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Options Surround Care-brightwood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Options Surround Care-brightwood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options Surround Care-brightwood compare with other daycares in Monterey Park?
It is #9 of 15 centers in Monterey Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options Surround Care-brightwood last inspected?
Nov 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options Surround Care-brightwood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options Surround Care-brightwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Monterey Park, 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-brightwood?
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 191597108 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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