Discovery Isle Child Development Center
Discovery Isle Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 132 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on a file review and staff interviews, it was found that staff member(S1) was smoking inside the day care facility, which posed an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to the children in care.
Based on file review and staff interviews, it was found that (S1) and (S2) supervised children alone at various times, in multiple classrooms, without the direct supervision of a fully qualified teacher. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
101212(d)(1)(c) Reporting Requirements: Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center…(d)(1)…a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following:(C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as: 1 Assistant Principal, Rocio Sainz, stated she did not fully understand this regulation. LPA explained the regulation fully at the time of inspection. Miss Sainz will make sure that all staff members are aware of the reporting requirment at the training on 07/17/2025. Based on file review, staff interviews, and information gathered during another matter, the facility did not report to the Department about an incident that occurred in April 2025, that involved a staff…
Based on interviews conducted by LPA, on 3/2/23 a child, C1 was left unattended/unsupervised next to a bench outside of the facility next to the parking lot. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that child #1 (C1) has an Epi-Pen on site that has an expire/discard date of 3/2022. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Children's yogurt with an expiration date of 7/2022 was observed in the facility refrigerator. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and the directors statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility does not maintain sleep documentation for toddlers under 24 months. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and the director's statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The director states that an infant needs and services plan is not kept for children under 24 months. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff smoking on day care premises.
About this center
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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?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 8, 2025, for smoking prohibition. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Isle Child Development Center?
California investigated 4 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 San Marcos?
It is tied for #25 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Isle Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 27, 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 San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 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 Megan Eckert.
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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 376700321 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.