Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley
Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley is a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 21 centers in Spring Valley and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed sunscreen, clorox wipes, two bottles of Lysol spray accessible to children in Room1 and adult scissors located on a counter in Room 2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley compare with other daycares in Spring Valley?
It is #8 of 21 centers in Spring Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley last inspected?
Mar 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Spring Valley, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grow Smart Children's Academy -Spring Valley?
The licensee is Gsca, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jiovanna Ruiz.
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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 376700784 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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