Escondido Community Child Development Center · Preschool, Escondido
Escondido Community Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 109 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 54 centers in Escondido and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and evidence collected, LPA found that staff revealed a delay in contacting 911/getting emergency medical services for a child in distress, poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and evidence collected, LPA found that the child referenced in the unusual incident report did not have a current and complete file at the CCC, which poses/posed 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 in 5 out of 6 classrooms had hazardous items that where accessible to children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Escondido Community 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 Escondido Community Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Escondido Community Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #29 of 54 centers in Escondido 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 Escondido Community Child Development Center last inspected?
Dec 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Escondido Community Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Escondido Community Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Escondido Community Child Development Center?
The licensee is Escondido Community Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Monique Gapuz.
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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 376600816 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.