Child Development Center at Mira Costa College
Child Development Center at Mira Costa College is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 126 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted, S1 denied C1 of their dignity by placing C1 in a physical hold which posed a potential personal rights violation to children in care. 8 *The POC has already been met. *This is an amended report.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 12 persons which 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 12 out of 12 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff inappropriately handled child in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Child Development Center at Mira Costa College take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Child Development Center at Mira Costa College had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Child Development Center at Mira Costa College?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Child Development Center at Mira Costa College compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #18 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Child Development Center at Mira Costa College last inspected?
May 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Development Center at Mira Costa College cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Development Center at Mira Costa College 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 Child Development Center at Mira Costa College?
The licensee is Mira Costa College, and the administrator listed with the state is Yi-cheng Hu.
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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 372006128 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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