Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant
Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #38 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (a) In addition to Section 101229, the folloing shall apply (1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. 1 Facility representative stated the following: active and visual supervision is a standard procedure that staff are trained to follow, Classroom gate and door must remain closed at all times, by having a daily morning reminder to all staff, so the chime alert staff when someone enters or exit. Staff are required to Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that it was determined that on 12/16/25, C1 was left unsupervised for approximately 1 minuities and 18 seconds, which poses an immediate health and safety risk for children in care. 8 continuously scan and count children and consistently use transition logs to ensure every child is accounted for during all movements. The training occurred on 12/19/2025 agenda, sing in sheet, also copy of the transition logs need to submitted…
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Common questions
Does Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 12, 2026, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is tied for #38 of 72 centers in Chula Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant last inspected?
May 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ecs Castle Park Head Start - Infant?
The licensee is Episcopal Community Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Cindy Current.
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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 376600898 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.