Friendly Children's Garden Preschool
Friendly Children's Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 54 centers in Escondido and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the facility does not have adequate staffing. The CCC has 1 qualified teacher with units, who also acts as the Director, and works open to close, every day of the week, and has not made efforts to hire additional staff, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the facility does not have adequate staffing. The CCC has 1 qualifed teacher with units, who also acts as the Directo, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, S1-S3 did not have evidence of both a current TB and LIC 503 on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1/1 counts, 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 a childs portable toilet filled with urine was in the outdoor activity space, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1/1 persons (S3) did not have a clearance on file and was not associated to the CCC, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1/1 childrens files (C3) did not have an LIC 627 on file for this CCC, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Friendly Children's Garden Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Friendly Children's Garden Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Friendly Children's Garden Preschool compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #48 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Friendly Children's Garden Preschool last inspected?
Dec 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Friendly Children's Garden Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Friendly Children's Garden Preschool 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 Friendly Children's Garden Preschool?
The licensee is Reyes, George & Hernandez, Yessica, and the administrator listed with the state is Yessica Hernandez.
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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 376300721 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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