Leaps And Bounds
Leaps And Bounds is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 54 centers in Escondido and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when during the walk through if Infant Room (1), LPA observed an infant laying against a pillow, and a bottle propped up for feeding, 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 they do not have an assistant director and have 34 enrolled infants, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted 2 of 2 staff memebrs stated that S1 who is currently an aide will be left alone with the infants awake and asleep. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review,the sign-in and sign-out procedure and documentation lacks full legal signatures, therefore the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director agrees to have floor in infant room repaired on or before
Complaint investigations
Unqualified staff are supervising infants in care
Facility floor is in disrepair
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Common questions
Does Leaps And Bounds take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Leaps And Bounds had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Leaps And Bounds?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Leaps And Bounds compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #37 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Leaps And Bounds last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Leaps And Bounds cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Leaps And Bounds for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Leaps And Bounds?
The licensee is Leaps And Bounds, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Miriam Moreno.
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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 374844880 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.