Options Surround Care-washington
Options Surround Care-washington is a licensed child care center in San Gabriel, CA, licensed for up to 40 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 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 16 centers in San Gabriel and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and observation Licensee did not ensure that children in care are accorded digity in relationship with Child #1, who has a history of outbursts, who threw an item, and hitting another child. This was a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care 8 children in care. Assistance being provided should also be explained in contract. Signed copy will be submitted to LPA by POC date.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a 1 Licensee shall provide additional training (Section 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision) to staff that is assigned to this facility during time of incident and provide proof to the department by the POC date. teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews, C1 was missing for a period of time during a field trip. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Options Surround Care-washington take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Options Surround Care-washington had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 20, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Options Surround Care-washington compare with other daycares in San Gabriel?
It is tied for #10 of 16 centers in San Gabriel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Options Surround Care-washington last inspected?
Sep 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Options Surround Care-washington cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Options Surround Care-washington 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-washington?
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 198003377 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.