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Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare · School-Age Program, Oceanside

1836 Dixie Street, Oceanside, CA 92054 · San Diego County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint School-age child care center

Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 7). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 83% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #39 of 62 centers in Oceanside
2 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 5, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 23, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Mar 7, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Apr 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Dec 2, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 4
Transportation 1
Caregiver conduct 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Feb 12, 2026 Complaint investigation Transportation
Transportation §101225(d)
Based on photos sumitted to CCL it was observed that a child was turned backwards hanging over set looking out the back door that was open while van was in motion. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 13, 2026
Type A Feb 12, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on photos sumitted to CCL it was observed that a child was turned backwards hanging over set looking out the back door that was open while van was in motion. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 13, 2026
Type B Jan 23, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 staff members do not meet teacher qualifications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2025
Type B Mar 7, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in where the water lead testing was not completed by the due date of 1/1/23 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 29, 2024
Type B Oct 18, 2021 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(e)(4)
All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition [...] shall be provided as needed in centers that serve children with physical disabilities. This requirement was not met as edvidenced by: 1 Director agrees to have all bathrooms deep-cleaned and sanitized. Once completed, Director will contact LPA and LPA will conduct POC visit. Based on LPAs observation, one of the children's restrooms had a strong odor of urine upon entrance. LPAs could smell the urine through mask use. This poses a potenial risk to the health and safety children in care if not corrected. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 19, 2021
Type B Oct 18, 2021 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Building & playground safety
Outdoor Activity Space §1001238.2(d)(2)
Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement was not met as edvidenced by: Director agrees to have all toys that are in disrepair removed from the playground. The director also agrees to have the toys that are not in disrepair cleaned and power washed. Once completed, Director will contact LPA and LPA will conduct POC visit. Based on LPAs observation, the playground area contained toys that were in disrepair, in such that the swing set & other play structures have cobwebs and showed rusting. The ground turf was coming up, which could cause a tripping hazard. Additionally, LPAs observed multiple holes in the ground. This poses a potenial risk to the health and safety children in care if not corrected. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 19, 2021
Type B Oct 18, 2021 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on LPAs observation, in Rooms 1 and 2, there were multiple rips and tears in the carpets, which can be a tripping hazard. Additionally, the carpet in Room 3 showed signs of wear and tear and had a big, dark and dirty stain on it. This poses a potenial risk to the health and safety children in care if not corrected.
Plan of correction due Nov 19, 2021

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Complaint investigations

Substantiated Feb 12, 2026 Complaint investigation received Feb 6, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff inappropriately transported daycare children
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 104 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 10, 2014
Licensee Martinez, Laura And Reyes, George
Administrator Claudia Garcia
Phone (760) 722-1626
State facility # 376700985
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Common questions

Does Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 12, 2026, for transportation. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare compare with other daycares in Oceanside?

It is tied for #39 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare last inspected?

Feb 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Friendly Childrens Garden Preschool and Daycare?

The licensee is Martinez, Laura And Reyes, George, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Garcia.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376700985 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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