Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State
Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on staff interviews staff did not use the existing protocol in place to make sure the correct baby bottle was given to the correct infant. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on Director and staff interviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Child #1 was left unattended for approximately under one minute without staff supervision which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff statements, staff did not use the existing 2-step protocol in place to make sure the correct baby bottle was given to the correct infant. This posed a potential risk to the health and safety of infants in care.
Based on interviews conducted by LPA, on 12/18/23 S1 administered the incorrect medication dosage to C1 and did not follow the physician's written instructions. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 The director also states that she will conduct a meeting with all staff who administer medications to discuss Incidental Medical Services and how medication will be administered and recorded. The director will send LPA a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheet via email by 01/12/24.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of six staff members whose files were reviewed did not have current mandated reporter certification. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of eight children's files reviewed did not contain current infant needs and services plans. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 21, 2023, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is #17 of 29 centers in San Marcos 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 Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State last inspected?
Mar 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Center for Children & Families-infant at Cal State?
The licensee is Kindercare Education At Work LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Letisia Ford.
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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 376700377 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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