Kiddie Academy Childcare Learning Center
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.
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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.
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.
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
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.
, facility was unable to provide verification of immunization, which was requested on previous visit 06/25/24. 8 CCR
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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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 376700353 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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