Options Surround Care - McKinley
Options Surround Care - McKinley is a licensed child care center in San Gabriel, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #6 of 16 centers in San Gabriel and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review 1 Facility will identify the locations of water sources E and H and ensure that the children in care do not have access to these water sources and provide proof to the Deparment by the POC date. and observations, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as Drinking Water Sources - E (18 UG/L) and H (6.7 UG/L) tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Options Surround Care - McKinley take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Options Surround Care - McKinley had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Options Surround Care - McKinley compare with other daycares in San Gabriel?
It is tied for #6 of 16 centers in San Gabriel by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options Surround Care - McKinley last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options Surround Care - McKinley cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options Surround Care - McKinley for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Gabriel, 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 - McKinley?
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 198003209 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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