Leucadia Children's School
Leucadia Children's School is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1976. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Leucadia Children's School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Leucadia Children's School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Leucadia Children's School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Leucadia Children's School compare with other daycares in Encinitas?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Leucadia Children's School last inspected?
Apr 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Leucadia Children's School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Leucadia Children's School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Encinitas, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Leucadia Children's School?
The licensee is Leucadia Children's School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alicia Torres.
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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 372001014 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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