Hilltop Preschool Infant
Hilltop Preschool Infant is a licensed child care center in Poway, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 20 centers in Poway and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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(E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. 1 Director stated she will conducted a staff meeting on Infant sleep regulations and provide LPA's with an agenda of topics discussed and a copy of a signed sheet from staff members confirming that they participated in the training. Based on LPA's interviews with staff and observing infants asleep in swings for over 10 minutes observation, this poses an potential health and safety risk and/or personal rights violation to children in care. 8
Based on observation, Child C4 was alseep with a blanket underneath them which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all of the 10 infant files reviewed today, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 of the 10 infant files reviewed today, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all 10 of the infant files reviewed today, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are not following safe sleep practice techniques for daycare children
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Hilltop Preschool Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Hilltop Preschool Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Hilltop Preschool Infant?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hilltop Preschool Infant compare with other daycares in Poway?
It is #14 of 20 centers in Poway by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hilltop Preschool Infant last inspected?
Dec 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hilltop Preschool Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hilltop Preschool Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Poway, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hilltop Preschool Infant?
The licensee is Buhgigi & Associates INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Marla Martin.
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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 376701401 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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