Golden Poppy Preschool & Infant Center · Infant Center, San Diego
3422 Tripp Court, San Diego, CA 92121 · San Diego County
Closed
Infant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Dec 2, 2024. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Golden Poppy Preschool & Infant Center was a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 44 children. Its license closed around December 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 2 complaints (1 substantiated) and issued 8 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
3
Type A citations
5
Type B citations
1
Inspections
1 of 2
Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issued
No citation
Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Caregiver conduct
3
Staff ratios
1
Other standards
1
Building & playground safety
1
Background checks
1
Supervision
1
Citations, newest first
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Staff-Infant Ratio There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: On 7/25/23, facility was operating out of ratio for about five minutes when LPA walked into the infant classroom. Deficiency was cleared at visit. Staff member returned to Infant classroom. Director stated that she adjusted the staff members lunch schedule and will make sure additional staff is called to replace staff that calls out sick. One teacher supervising 10 infants (6 were awake and 4 were sleeping. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Director will provide written plan on how she plans on staying within ratio.
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2023
Type B
Jul 25, 2023
Case management visit (deficiencies)
Other standards
Infant care activities §101430
Based on LPA observation C1 was sleeping in a stationary chair. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2023
Type A
Jun 7, 2023
Case management visit (deficiencies)
Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
LPA observed broken highchair in infant room. High chair was missing 4 screws.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2023
Type B
Jun 7, 2023
Case management visit (deficiencies)
Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews with multiple parties, On or about March and May 2023, facility staff (S1) was seen and heard yelling at children in care, which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 16, 2023
Type A
May 16, 2023
Case management visit (deficiencies)
Building & playground safety
Infant fixtures, furniture and equipment §101439(d)(2)
Based on LPA observation. An infant was in the baby bouncer seat in the bear room. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 16, 2023
Type B
Feb 28, 2023
Inspection
Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on observation, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023
Type A
Jul 14, 2022
Case management visit (incident)
Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
LPA observed broken cribs in infant room and Director stated that they are used for non mobile infants.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2022
Type B
Jul 14, 2022
Case management visit (incident)
Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(C)
Director stated that staff is supervising infants but has not been logging their sleep.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2022
Complaint investigations
Substantiated
Jul 25, 2023
Complaint investigation
received Jul 24, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated
Jun 7, 2023
Complaint investigation
received May 12, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
About this center
Licensed capacity
44 children
License type
Infant center
License status
Closed
Licensed since
Jan 10, 2020
Closed
Dec 2, 2024
Licensee
Leaps & Bounds LLC.
Last administrator
Monique Reycasa
State facility #
376105011
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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 376105011 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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