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Discovery Isle Child Development Center

23785 Washington Ave, Murrieta, CA 92562 · Riverside County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Discovery Isle Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 32 centers in Murrieta and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 58%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #16 of 32 centers in Murrieta
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 25, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJun 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 9, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on 3 of 4 interviews C1 has been sent home in soiled clothing on multiple occasions. One one occasion C1 was brought back to the facility after being picked up to show evidence of C1 being soiled.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BNov 16, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff S2 and S3 did not have current up to date mandated reporter certification which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 30, 2023
Type BFeb 24, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Facility has replaced faucets M & N and had them retested and re-labeled A & B and passed. LPAs received the facilities water testing results for drinking fountains D, E & F with an Action Level Exceedance higher than the allowable limit.
Plan of correction due Feb 24, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 7, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Feb 25, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 9, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Apr 2, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff leave day care child in soiled clothing while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 20, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 10, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity95 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 1, 2006
LicenseeSeg Ed INC.
AdministratorMelissa Almanza
Phone(951) 304-3033
State facility #334818384

Common questions

Does Discovery Isle Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Discovery Isle Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Discovery Isle Child Development Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Discovery Isle Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Murrieta?

It is tied for #16 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Discovery Isle Child Development Center last inspected?

Nov 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Discovery Isle Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Isle Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Discovery Isle Child Development Center?

The licensee is Seg Ed INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Almanza.

Licensed centers nearby

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 334818384 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.