Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace · Preschool, Vista
Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace 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 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 11 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview, S2 admitted to forcefully removing C1 from the window by their arm. This is a potential personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staf (Ref#1 and 2) had expired training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews revealing S1 forced C1 to lay down, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Per Assistant Director and Director of Child Development CCC is awaiting delivery of new toilet and once toilet arrives it will be installed and video sent to LPA via email on or before the
Based on records review and confidential interviews, the CCC’s roof had a leak causing the tile(s)in Room #2 to bulge, leak and be discolored. The CCC continued to utilize the room and have children and visitors present..
Based on information gathered, children were injured by C1 while in care which poses a potential health, safety risk and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
Director will generate a letter to staff and parents (current and future enrolled) informing them of the facility's approach to face coverings in accordance with the CDPH guidance. Director will conduct a staff meeting and submit agenda and proof to the department by
Complaint investigations
Staff violated personal rights of child.
Day care child(ren) are being injured by another child while in care.
Staff do not ensure the facility is in good repair.
Staff are not following Covid-19 mandates
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Common questions
Does Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace 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 INC. - Vale Terrace had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 1, 2021, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Paradise INC. - Vale Terrace?
California investigated 11 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. 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 #48 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% 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 $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 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 372006517 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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