Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace · Infant Center, Vista
Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one staff spanked, slapped the hand of and yelled at a child in care. 8 proper discpline practices for infants in. Childcare Centers for all staff. All staff will sign that they participated in the training and director will send proof to the department by
Based on record review showing C1 was accepted into the facility after exhibiting symptoms of illness, which poses a potential health, safety and or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff (Ref#1 & 6) had expired training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will create a plan and submit to CCL showing a fully qualified teacher(s) is assigned to infant rooms for full day 6am-6pm. This plan must also be operative prior to POC date. Director will submit plan to LPA Hamilton via email or USPS on or before
Complaint investigations
Staff yelled at infant in care
Staff smacked infant's hand
Staff are accepting sick children into the daycare
Unqualified staff are supervising infants.
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Common questions
Does Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #30 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace last inspected?
Oct 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace?
The licensee is Children's Paradise, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Hutson.
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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 372006515 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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