Discovery Preschools, INC. · Infant Center, Oceanside
Discovery Preschools, INC. is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 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 #14 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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, based on interviews it was disclosed that staff typically check on sleeping infant during 15 minute sleep checks and during the inspection on 1/25/24, LPA observed the infant room unsupervised. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interviews it was disclosed that when a baby gets extra fussy and the staff are busy they will place the child in the highchair with a teether to calm them down. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not provide adequate supervision
Staff placed child in highchair due to being fussy
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About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery Preschools, INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Discovery Preschools, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Preschools, INC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discovery Preschools, INC. compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #14 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Preschools, INC. last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Preschools, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Preschools, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discovery Preschools, INC.?
The licensee is Discovery Preschools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kasarah Basso.
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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 376701192 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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