Garden Day School - Infant
Garden Day School - Infant is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 62 centers in Oceanside and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Garden Day School - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Garden Day School - Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Garden Day School - Infant compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #1 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Garden Day School - Infant last inspected?
Jul 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garden Day School - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garden Day School - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Garden Day School - Infant?
The licensee is Debra Cruz Hamilton, and the administrator listed with the state is Debra Cruz Hamilton.
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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 376700994 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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