Joy's Imagination Center
Joy's Imagination Center is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 36 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 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #79 of 100 centers in Stockton and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, LPAs observed 8 children in the Toddler Room, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in out of which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Joy's Imagination Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Joy's Imagination Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 24, 2023, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Joy's Imagination Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Joy's Imagination Center compare with other daycares in Stockton?
It is tied for #79 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Joy's Imagination Center last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Joy's Imagination Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Joy's Imagination Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Joy's Imagination Center?
The licensee is Joy Jackson, and the administrator listed with the state is Joy Jackson.
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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 394500361 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.