Leaps And Bounds
Leaps And Bounds is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 54 centers in Escondido and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, during the tour of the facility, LPA observed the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where 2 bottles of bleach, 1 box of ant killer and 1 can of raid was stored in the sink cabinets which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure care and supervision of children in care since after-school staff did not realize a child had been left unattended in the facility transportation van for approximately 45 minutes, which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 In addition, acting Director will submit a plan of checking in after-school children to ensure this does not happen again and will submit to LPA via email. Director will provide LIC 9224 to all parents enrolled for a period of one year and keep a copy in the child's file for review by the Department.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in maintaining the wall of the school age classroom that has a hole and teh electric outlets located in the classroom do not have a childsafe cover which poses 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 keeping the teacher's personal handbag out of reach of children placed in an inaccessible area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director has agreed to remove the couch from the facility on or before the
Complaint investigations
-Staff did not ensure supervision was provided to child in care resulting in child being left in a parked vehicle
About this center
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Common questions
Does Leaps And Bounds take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Leaps And Bounds had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 5, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Leaps And Bounds?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Leaps And Bounds compare with other daycares in Escondido?
It is tied for #41 of 54 centers in Escondido by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
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 $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 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 374844881 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.