Academy of Play Infant
Academy of Play Infant was a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 11 children. Its license closed around April 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once and issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on interview with Director and file review, it was determined that Staff #3 did not have a TB test that was completed within on year prior to or 7 days after initial presence in the center. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview with Director and file review, Staff #3 did not have evidence of immunization against Pertussis or Measles on file. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview with Director and file review, children under 12 months (Child #2 and 3) did not have an LIC 9227 on file. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview with Director and file review, Children #2, 3 and #4 did not have current Infant Needs and Services Plans on file. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Child's Medical Assessment. Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child... This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director stated that will ensure that all required documentation is completed and on file by the plan of correction date and proof of correction will be sent to Licensing. Based on interview with Director and file review, Children #1 and 3 did not have a medical assessment on file and the 30 days had passed. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Based on interview with Director and file review, Child #3 did not have an immunization record on file for review. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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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 376105008 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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