Coast Kids Preschool
Coast Kids Preschool is a licensed child care center in Carlsbad, CA, licensed for up to 141 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 30 centers in Carlsbad and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and review of relevant evidence, Child #1 was isolated from the classroom and classroom activities as a form of discipline based on the assumption of misbehavior rather than actual misbehavior. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 A roster and agenda of the staff meeting will be sent to Licensing, via email, by 4/3/2023. Request Denied
Based on interviews and review of relevant evidence, Child #1 was spoken to in a scolding, frustrated tone and manner based on discipline enacted on an assumed rather than actual misbehavior. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 A roster and agenda of the staff meeting will be sent to Licensing, via email, by 4/3/2023.
Complaint investigations
Day care child was isolated as a form of discipline
Day care child was not treated respectfully by staff
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About this center
Common questions
Does Coast Kids Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Coast Kids Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Coast Kids Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Coast Kids Preschool compare with other daycares in Carlsbad?
It is tied for #16 of 30 centers in Carlsbad 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 Coast Kids Preschool last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Coast Kids Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Coast Kids Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Carlsbad, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Coast Kids Preschool?
The licensee is North Coast Calvary Chapel, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Hagen.
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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 376700431 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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