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Children's Choice Academy - Vista · Preschool, Vista

739 Olive Ave, Vista, CA 92083 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Children's Choice Academy - Vista is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 5 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #52 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#52 of 53 centers in Vista
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 5 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 23, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 19, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jun 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 3
Supervision 1
Staff ratios 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 8, 2026 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)(2)
Based on interview and record review, C1 was left in soiled clothing, for more then six hours after first episode of diarrhea. Failure to notify parent 4.5 hours after the first episode of diarrhea resulted in a significant delay of providing C1 with clean clothing. This failure to provide timely notification poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2026
Type A Aug 28, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by... 1 Director will email LPA an updated name to face count sheet, where a full walk through section is added, requiring staff inital and time stamp at each transition. Ensuring a full walk through is conducted before transition. Based on two of two interviews and records reviewed, C1 was left alone in the class restroom for approximately twelve minutes without supervision. C1 was located when staff passed through the class. Which poses an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director will additionally email signed LIC 9224 for all parents enrolled, notifying them of Type A citation. Due to a repeat violation, $1000 is being assesed.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2025
Type B Sep 19, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five child files audited. Where child 2 and 3 were missing verification of a physician report made within thirty days of enrollment. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type B Sep 19, 2024 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where staff 3 is left alone int he frogs classroom two days a week. Where which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type B Sep 19, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)(A)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four staff files audited. Where Staff 3 did not have record of a ECE curriculum course on file. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type B Sep 19, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five child files audited. Where child 3 was missing proof of current immunizations. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 8, 2026 Complaint investigation received Mar 16, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff allowed a daycare child to be soiled for an extended amount of time while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Dec 17, 2025 Complaint investigation received Dec 16, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Dec 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Nov 6, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 19, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 24, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 19, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 5, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 26, 2023
Licensee Children's Choice Academy, INC
Administrator Shannon Spencer
Phone (619) 249-4328
State facility # 376300875
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Common questions

Does Children's Choice Academy - Vista 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 - Vista had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 28, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Choice Academy - Vista?

California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Children's Choice Academy - Vista compare with other daycares in Vista?

It is #52 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children's Choice Academy - Vista last inspected?

Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Children's Choice Academy - Vista cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Choice Academy - Vista for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes 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 - Vista?

The licensee is Children's Choice Academy, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Shannon Spencer.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376300875 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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