Crayon Cove Vista · Preschool, Vista
Crayon Cove Vista is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where the results available are from February 2021 and not been conducted within five years of initial test. Which poses 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 of five staff files audited. Where S2 did not have a current mandated reporter certificate available for review. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on confidential interviews and records review on the morning of January 26, 2023, a teacher and substitute aide provided care for 27 children which posed a potential health safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. on or before the
Director will provide training on supervision referencing Title 22 section 101229 and provide training agenda, sign-in sheet and LIC 500 to LPA on or before the
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Complaint investigations
Facility staff are operating out of ratio
Facility staff are not providing adequate supervision to day care children.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Crayon Cove Vista take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Crayon Cove Vista had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Crayon Cove Vista?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Crayon Cove Vista compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #25 of 53 centers in Vista 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 Crayon Cove Vista last inspected?
Jun 30, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Crayon Cove Vista cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crayon Cove Vista 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 Crayon Cove Vista?
The licensee is Terence Vertongen, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Greenway.
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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 376300325 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.