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Options-surround Care-northrup

409 S. Atlantic, Alhambra, CA 91803 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Options-surround Care-northrup is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. 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 30 centers in Alhambra and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 30 centers in Alhambra
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 16, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 20, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 19, 1996
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 281-9533
State facility #191592100

Common questions

Does Options-surround Care-northrup take infants?

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

Has Options-surround Care-northrup had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Options-surround Care-northrup compare with other daycares in Alhambra?

It is tied for #1 of 30 centers in Alhambra by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Options-surround Care-northrup last inspected?

Dec 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options-surround Care-northrup cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options-surround Care-northrup for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Alhambra, 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-northrup?

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 191592100 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.