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Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center

3766 Mission Avenue #110, Oceanside, CA 92058 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 126 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 12). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #49 of 62 centers in Oceanside
1Type A citations
11Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 3Complaints substantiated
12 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 29, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundOct 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 25, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundDec 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 12, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications4
Health & medication3
Building & playground safety3
Records & paperwork2

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 29, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S3 did not have proof of working towards any units in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2025
Type BApr 29, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 emergency medications were missing a prescription label which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 9, 2025
Type BOct 23, 2024Case management visit (other)Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(2)(b)
Director agreed to submit plan of action until proof of fully qualified teacher for each classroom is provided to CCL, ensuring meeting title 22 regulations, by COB 10/30/24. During review of staff files, LPA observed that a staff designated as lead teacher, Staff 2 (S2) did not have the required educational units to meet the qualification of a fully qualified teacher, Missing proof of the following: 3 units of Child, Growth and Development and 3 units of Child, Family and Community 8 Request Denied
Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2024
Type BOct 23, 2024Case management visit (other)Training & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)(1)
Director agreed to submit plan of action to ensure classrooms are adequately staffed, to include breaks, lunch and escorting children to and from restroom, to CCL by COB 10/30/2024. During review of staff files, LPA observed that staff 3 (S3) and Staff 5(S5) designated as Teachers aids did not have any educational units on file, LPA confirmed that S3 escorts children to restroom and S5 is left alone with children during nap time, where during this visit LPA observed that 2 children were awake.
Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2024
Type BJul 31, 2024Case management visit (other)Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
, facility was unable to provide verification of immunization, which was requested on previous visit 06/25/24. 8 CCR
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024
Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with this in that the wall behind the toilet in the middle stall of the seahorse classroom had an open hole in the wall, larger than a tennis ball, where plumbing pipes can be reached, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 30, 2024
Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the rubber surface has a larger than 10in diameter hole, with depth of a childs foot of missing rubber surface which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 30, 2024
Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(b)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not having a fully qualified director which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 30, 2024
Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(6)
Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2/2 assistant teachers do not have the education transcripts in files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 30, 2024
Type ADec 14, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 Director made faucets/sinks E, Q, and R inaccesible for use at the time of inspection. Director agrees to submit results of the water sample test for faucets labeled E, Q, and R until level of lead is below action level exceedance. Director will also submit documentation on or before
Plan of correction due Dec 14, 2023
Type BSep 12, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff was missing immunization records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 3, 2022
Type BSep 12, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one chiled was missing an a signed consent form which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 3, 2022

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 7, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 18, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 29, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 31, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 16, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 21, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity126 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 18, 2007
LicenseeMarangely's Kids, INC.
AdministratorEvelyn Avila
Phone(760) 439-5552
State facility #376700353

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Common questions

Does Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 14, 2023, for lead in drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Oceanside?

It is tied for #49 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center last inspected?

Jun 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center cost?

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

Who runs Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center?

The licensee is Marangely's Kids, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Evelyn Avila.

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 376700353 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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