Company Profile
Options for Learning
Company Overview
Options for Learning has been serving children and families since 1981. As a nonprofit child care and early learning agency, Options for Learning has been at the forefront of helping families break the cycle of poverty and improve their lives by providing tools to create a positive foundation for school, social, and life success.
Options for Learning provides free, low-cost, and affordable child care, early learning, and before- and after-school programs that prepare children ages 0-14 for the challenges of tomorrow. The agency's 850+ professionals deliver quality programs designed to provide personalized attention for each student in an enriching, caring environment. Options for Learning also offers training, resources, and support to community child care providers to improve the quality of care for the children they serve.
Having grown from a single school-age program to a highly recognized agency that today serves nearly 9,000 children, Options for Learning is consistently ranked as a top child care and school-age program provider in California. We operate at more than 90 locations, with more than 290 classrooms, on 60+ school campuses throughout the San Gabriel Valley, Whittier, Pomona Valley, and Northeast Los Angeles areas.
Company History
Options for Learning has been serving children and families since 1981. As a nonprofit child care and early learning agency, Options for Learning has been at the forefront of helping families break the cycle of poverty and improve their lives by providing tools to create a positive foundation for school, social and life success. Additionally, we train and support thousands of child care providers.
Having grown from a single school-age program to a highly recognized agency that today serves more than 15,000 children, Options for Learning is consistently ranked as a top child care and school-age program provider in California. We operate at more than 90 locations, with more than 290 classrooms, on 60+ school campuses throughout the San Gabriel Valley, Whittier, Pomona Valley, and Northeast Los Angeles areas.
Benefits
Options for Learning prides itself on offering a comprehensive package of benefits and perks for both part- and full-time employees, including:
Generous paid time off (216 hours per year for full-time employees to be used for vacation/personal days or sick time; prorated for part-time employees);
Nine paid holidays per calendar year*;
Bereavement leave;
Jury/witness duty leave;
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for part- and full-time employees (agency covers up to 90% of employee premiums; prorated for part-time employees);
403(b) retirement savings (2% contribution from agency regardless of employee's contribution and 50% employer match up to 6% of employee contributions);
Basic life insurance;
Supplemental life insurance (additional employee coverage and coverage for spouse and children);
Long-term disability;
Professional development opportunities;
Hybrid work schedule for some positions;
Employee assistance program (counseling, legal assistance, financial planning, identity theft);
Free SmartDollar financial wellness program;
Legal assistance plan;
Supplemental cancer and accident plans;
Dependent care and health flexible spending account;
Access to Pasadena Federal Credit Union;
Annual $100 fitness reimbursement;
Skechers DIRECT discount program;
Employee referral bonus (referring employee earns $500 for each new hire who completes 90 days; prorated to $100 for on-call hires);
Discounts for Verizon wireless, gym memberships, movie tickets, L.A. County Fair, amusement parks, and much more.
*New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independent Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following, Christmas Day.