Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte · School-Age Program, Escondido
Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 54 centers in Escondido and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Director will submit to LPA via email that they have informed staff they are not allowed to use the double sink faucets for drinking water. Director will also email LPA that they will only use the double sink faucet for hand washing. LPA Hernandez received water testing results taken on May 30, 2024 with an Action Level Exceedance of 5.9 which is higher than the allowable limit. The faucet labeled (Q and R) were located in classroom labeled as Clubhouse. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
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Does Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #20 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Paradise INC. - El Norte?
The licensee is Children's Paradise, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Liz Perez Uribe.
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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 376701002 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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