Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant
Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #62 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five infants which poses/posed a potential 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 two out of five infant's which poses/posed a potential 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 one out of five infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the above regulation, as Classroom #1 contains a sink with two (2) water dispensing features, including a faucet used by staff and parents to wash children’s hands and one (1) with an instant hot water faucet spout used by staff for children’s personal care, which delivered water in excess of 120 degrees F resulting in an injury to C1, which poses an immediate Health & Safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the above regulation, as a faucet in Classroom #1 delivering hot water in excess of at least, 148 degrees F was not prominently identified by warning signs even though the temperature of the water exceeded 125 degrees F, which poses a potential Health & Safety risk to children in care.
staff not being able to state that they witnessed child fall while in care. This may pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care. 8 In December of 2023, the same plan of correction was completed due to same citation issued in October 2023. Extra help has been added during busy times (napping, feeding). Director states that she will seek advice for Human Resources for further corrective action. Positioning will be addressed when providing care.
Based on interviews conducted and self reported incident, infant was fed wrong bottle of breast milk and then another infant was fed the remainder of that bottle, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 is being fed to correct child everytime a bottle will be used. Both staff members must agree that correct bottle is being fed to correct child.
staff not being able to state that they witnessed child fall while in care. This may pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care.
staff not being able to state that they witnessed child in care bitten by another child in care. This may pose a threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on water testing results and interview, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at 5 water outlets. This may pose a health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Licensee did not maintain faucet water temperature resulting in serious injury to daycare child.
Licensee did not identify faucet delivering extremely hot water with warning signs.
Child fell and incident was not witnessed by staff
Daycare child was bitten by another daycare child resulting in bruising.
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Common questions
Does Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 14, 2025, for fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is tied for #62 of 72 centers in Chula 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 Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center - Chula Vista Infant?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sheryl Crowel-cook.
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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 376600638 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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