Children's Choice Academy · 9748 Los Coches Road, Preschool, Lakeside
Children's Choice Academy is a licensed child care center in Lakeside, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 9 centers in Lakeside and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Director states that they have a clear understanding about the reporting requirements. A declaration will be submitted to CCL by POC date via fax or email. On or about February 2023, Child #1 (C1) came down with a communicable disease. Although parents reported the incident to the facility, the licensee did not notify licensing or parents about the illness. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on LPA’s record review and interviews, the licensee did not comply by not following C1’s pre admission health history. This poses a potential health risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Licensee did not report incidents to responsible parties
Licensee did not meet day care child's toileting needs
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Common questions
Does Children's Choice Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Choice Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Choice Academy?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Choice Academy compare with other daycares in Lakeside?
It is #4 of 9 centers in Lakeside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Choice Academy last inspected?
Mar 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Choice Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Choice Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Lakeside, 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 Academy?
The licensee is Children's Choice Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Bree Zuelzke.
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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 376105023 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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