Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista · Preschool, Vista
Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews revealing that C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for 3-10 minutes which poses an immediate health, safety and or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for several minutes and this incidnet was not reported to Community Care Licensing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rigths risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Due to lack of supervision a daycare child was lost for several minutes
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About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 6, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #30 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista last inspected?
Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Preschools, INC - 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 Discovery Preschools, INC - Vista?
The licensee is Discovery Preschools, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jen Wilson.
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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 376300323 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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