Children's Choice Academy · 9748 Los Coches Road, Infant Center, Lakeside
Children's Choice Academy is a licensed child care center in Lakeside, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. 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 9 centers in Lakeside and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Children's Choice Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Children's Choice Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Children's Choice Academy compare with other daycares in Lakeside?
It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Lakeside by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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 $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 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 376105024 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.