Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem.
Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. is a licensed child care center in Carlsbad, CA, licensed for up to 250 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 30 centers in Carlsbad and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Every state visit
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About this center
Common questions
Does Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. compare with other daycares in Carlsbad?
It is tied for #1 of 30 centers in Carlsbad by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. last inspected?
Aug 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson Elem. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carlsbad Educational Foundation - Jefferson 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 - Jefferson Elem.?
The licensee is Carlsbad Educational Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Saira Salazar.
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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 376700080 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.