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Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary.

2036 S. Fullerton, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. is a licensed child care center in Rowland Heights, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 #8 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #8 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 3, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 7, 2022 · Inspection · 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 BSep 5, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(c)
Per lead teacher, not sure if outlet has been retested. Oulet was bagged during visit. Licensee shall submit copy of LIC 9275, LIC 9276, facility sketch and test results to LPA Water testing results identified with Action Level Exceedance as defined in WD section 101700.3 are not deemed safe to drink. This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity80 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 28, 1994
LicenseeOptions For Learning
AdministratorMildred Balderrama
Phone(626) 913-4224
State facility #191501408

Common questions

Does Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. take infants?

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

Has Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. had any serious violations?

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

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

It is tied for #8 of 15 centers in Rowland Heights 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- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. last inspected?

Dec 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options- Surround Care Rowland Elementary. 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 Rowland Elementary.?

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 191501408 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.