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Higher Learning Academy - Infants

9467 Jamacha Boulevard, Spring Valley, CA 91977 · San Diego County
ClosedInfant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Nov 19, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Higher Learning Academy - Infants was a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 20 children. Its license closed around November 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, and issued 11 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
11Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundDec 20, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundAug 23, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety4
Records & paperwork3
Training & qualifications1
Food & feeding1
Other standards1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Clorox cleaner, bleach, all purpose cleaner were observed in the infant room inside of the bathroom underneath the sink in an unlock cabinet, two rolls of trash bags in a drawer, two containers of Clorox disinfecting wipes in a corner next to the toilet, a Swiffer mop with liquid cleaner behind the bathroom door which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 5, 2025
Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor Activity Space For Infants §101438.2(b)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 11 preschool children on the playground exclusive for infant's use which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2025
Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Mandated Reporter Training Certification for S1 expired on 8/7/2024 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2025
Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the Infant Needs and Service Plans for C4, C5, C6, C7 and C8 were not updated quarterly which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2025
Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a bottle of breast milk located in the refrigerator for C1 was not labeled with the name or date which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2025
Type BMar 5, 2025InspectionOther standards
Alteration to Existing Buildings or New Facilities §101237(a)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a portion of the infant playground has been added without notification to the Department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2025
Type BDec 20, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Infant fixtures, furniture and equipment §101439(d)(2)
Based on analyst observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two prohibited baby rockers were found in the non-mobile infant room which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 21, 2023
Type BDec 20, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on analyst observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the infant classroom was not found to currently have an installed carbon monoxide detector which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 26, 2023
Type BDec 20, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as they have not been maintaining the LIC 9227 Individual Infant Sleeping Plan for any of their enrolled infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024
Type BDec 20, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as they have not being maintaining an updated needs and services plan for infants in care after completing their initial ones which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024
Type BAug 23, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)(e)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of one (1) child's medication did not have a prescription, parent consent form and was not in its original container and was not properly stored which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 6, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedNov 5, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 21, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeInfant center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceNov 27, 2013
ClosedNov 19, 2025
LicenseeHigher Learning Academy, INC
Last administratorMaurice Agnes
State facility #376701009

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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 376701009 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.