Childtime Children's Center · Oceanside
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in visual observation which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 records reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 21, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #30 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
May 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nikole Dumas.
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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 376600731 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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