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California · El Cajon · 92020

I.newton Education Center

445 West Washington Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020 · San Diego County

Child care center (preschool)

I.newton Education Center is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 39 centers in El Cajon and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

#29 of 39 centers in El Cajon

1 Type A citations

2 Type B citations

3 Inspections

0 of 5 Complaints substantiated

3 citations from 14 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 30, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1

Training & qualifications 1

Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 6, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork

Admission agreements §101219(a)

Based on LPA's record review, interviews and observations, 32:32 children in care did not have an Admission Agreement on file. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Jul 20, 2023

Type B Jul 6, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications

Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)(A)

Based on LPA's record review, 1:1 teacher did not meet the education requirements. Teacher #1 had completed 6 units, but was not enrolled in any college to complete the remaining required courses. This poses a potential health & safety risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Jul 27, 2023

Type A Mar 20, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct

Personal rights §101223(a)(3)

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Staff #1 was seen striking child #1 which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 21, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 9, 2024 Complaint investigation received Apr 18, 2024

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated May 9, 2024 Complaint investigation received Apr 24, 2024

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated Feb 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 22, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated Aug 9, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jul 3, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated Jul 6, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 10, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Licensed

Licensed since Dec 15, 2021

Licensee I.newton Education L.l.c.

Administrator Tuohy Dunn

Phone (858) 863-6855

State facility # 376105072

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Common questions

Does I.newton Education Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has I.newton Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 20, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about I.newton Education Center?

California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does I.newton Education Center compare with other daycares in El Cajon?

It is #29 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was I.newton Education Center last inspected?

Dec 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does I.newton Education Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask I.newton Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs I.newton Education Center?

The licensee is I.newton Education L.l.c., and the administrator listed with the state is Tuohy Dunn.

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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 376105072 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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