Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem.
Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. is a licensed child care center in Carlsbad, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on record review and interview with Director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility stated there was a lead test that was conducted (date unknown), however could not provide proof of results or sampling paperwork to LPA during inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. last inspected?
Jun 2, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Carlsbad, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Carlsbad Educational Foundation-buena Vista Elem.?
The licensee is Carlsbad Educational Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Alicia Samora.
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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 376700045 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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