Children's Paradise-ash Street · Preschool, Escondido
Children's Paradise-ash Street is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. 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 54 centers in Escondido and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
Inspection record
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Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
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About this center
Other licenses at this address
School-age child care center · Licensed No citations Children's Paradise-ash Street
Infant center · Licensed No citations A Place of Our Own CDC & School-age Program/Ash
Child care center (preschool) · Closed Too few inspections to compare A Place of Our Own CDC & School-age Program/Ash
School-age child care center · Closed Too few inspections to compare
Common questions
Does Children's Paradise-ash Street 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 Paradise-ash Street had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Children's Paradise-ash Street?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Paradise-ash Street compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #1 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Children's Paradise-ash Street last inspected?
Oct 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Paradise-ash Street cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Paradise-ash Street for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Paradise-ash Street?
The licensee is Children's Paradise INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Erica Gonzalez.
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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 376300606 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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