Learning Experience, The
Learning Experience, The is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 8 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 62 centers in Oceanside and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on interviews conducted 6 of 6 staff members confirmed that Child #1 (C1) was left on the preschool playground without the supervision from their assigned Twaddler A teachers for up to 6 minutes. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, 4 of 5 staff confirmed that classrooms have been out of ratio in the morning hours. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interviews conducted 3 of 5 staff confirmed that staff members had been left alone who were not qualified. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on confidential interviews and record review revealing the facility is regularly operating over a ratio of one teacher providing supervision to more than 12 children, which is a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on confidential interviews, the facility has on multiple occasions served C1, whom has a food allergy, food items containing the specified allergen, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Teacher Child Ratio-There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Assistant Director agrees to submit a written schedule of all staff that will be available in the Preschool program in morning hours of 7:00 am to 8:00 am to ensure complaince with staff ratios. Submit a copy to the Department by 11/19/2021. Based on information obtained Staff have been left alone, without an aide with as many as 18 children in the hours of 7:00 am to 8:00 am. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care if not corrected. 8
Director will submit a copy of a memo to parents reminding them of sign in/sign out requirement. Director will also submit a copy of a staff training regarding sign in/sign out procedure and requirements. LPAs and LPM observed that number of children present did not match the number of children signed in. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of chidlren in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure they were not out of ratio
Unqualified staff providing care to day care children
Facility is operating out of ratio.
Staff are not adhering to day care child's special dietary needs.
Facility is operating out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Learning Experience, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Learning Experience, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Learning Experience, The?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Learning Experience, The compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #37 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Learning Experience, The last inspected?
Mar 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Learning Experience, The?
The licensee is Kids Pedagogy, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Susette Sepulvada.
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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 374844846 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.