A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. · Preschool, Oceanside
A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 8 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #48 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation upon entering the inside preschool side of CCC, LPA observed clutter of toys, materials, furniture, supplies stacked and placed throughout the entrance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 identifiers where upon entrance to the outdoor activity space, LPA observed a pair of dirty child sized underpants at the front gate and Inside the center of the outdoor activity space, wooden beam approx. 3.5 feet in length and worn cardboard boxes placed as ground covering were observed. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 identifiers where LPA observed a wooden Garden box containing 3 rusted screws protruding from the corners, a Rusted pipe with 3 ends tied to a rope hanging from fence play yard fence, reachable by children and a baby gate zip tied to top of play structure to prevent use of slide, had a large hole in the center of the plastic with jagged edges, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1/1 counts where LPA's observed S4 alone with 6 children in outdoor activity area, using a hand held device, not supervising children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1/1 teachers (S4) that are alone and supervising children did not have a current CPR/1st Aid on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA observed 2 cleaning products on kitchen counter of food preparation area that is used to prepare snack/meals for children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 9/9 nap mats in the preschool classroom had ripped/torn/exposed foam in nap mats used by children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were broken items, gardening tools and other debris in the playground area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
How does A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is #48 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, INC.?
The licensee is Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Danielle Strickland.
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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 376700207 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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