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Joy's Imagination Center

240 N Union Street, Stockton, CA 95205 · San Joaquin County
School-age child care center

Joy's Imagination Center is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #77 of 100 centers in Stockton and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #77 of 100 centers in Stockton
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 15, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 11, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AMar 14, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
LPAs observed one child left unattended in a room, with the door closed. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity14 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 3, 2021
LicenseeJoy Jackson
AdministratorJoy Jackson
Phone(415) 542-6050
State facility #394500369

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Common questions

Does Joy's Imagination Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-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 Mar 14, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Joy's Imagination Center compare with other daycares in Stockton?

It is tied for #77 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% 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 $718 a month for school-age children (about $910 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.

Licensed centers nearby

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 394500369 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.