Discovery Isle Child Development Center
Discovery Isle Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Poway, CA, licensed for up to 270 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #7 of 20 centers in Poway and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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Common questions
Does Discovery Isle Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Discovery Isle Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Discovery Isle Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Poway?
It is tied for #7 of 20 centers in Poway by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Isle Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 21, 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 Poway, 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 Melinda Lopez.
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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 376700325 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.