Children's Choice
Children's Choice is a licensed child care center in Santee, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA's record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4:5 Health Screening Reports were missing from the employee's files which poses a potential health & safety risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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Common questions
Does Children's Choice take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children's Choice had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Choice?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Children's Choice last inspected?
Jul 5, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Children's Choice cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Choice for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Santee, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Choice?
The licensee is Children's Choice, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Overland-mckay.
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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 376701224 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.