Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool
Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 11 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #65 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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child in care was left outside of classroom without the knowledge of staff for approximately thirty seconds to one minute. This poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of children in care. 8 staff members will be present in all 2's classrooms immediately and in all preschool classrooms by January1st 2025.
facility did not report child left unattended. This may pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee representative did not comply with the section cited above in that facility staff sign children in and/or out and not the person who brings and/or removes the child from the center, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
facility staff did not document medication administered to child in care. This could pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care.
jalapenos planted in the facility garden were accessible to children in care. This could pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Child left unsupervised.
Unusual Incident not reported to Licensing Office.
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Common questions
Does Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool 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, INC - Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 8, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool?
California investigated 11 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is tied for #65 of 72 centers in Chula Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool last inspected?
Jun 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Choice Academy, INC - Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, 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, INC - Preschool?
The licensee is Children's Choice Academy, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Brenda Casillas.
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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 376701497 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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