California · Escondido · 92025

Light of Christ Children's Center

341 South Kalmia Street, Escondido, CA 92025 · San Diego County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 3, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Light of Christ Children's Center was a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 44 children. Its license closed around August 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

3 Type B citations

1 Inspections

0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2

Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 3, 2022 Inspection Health & medication

Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of two children's files (C5) did not have the written instructions and approval of child's authorized representatie which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 15, 2022

Type B Nov 3, 2022 Inspection Health & medication

Health-related services §101226(e)(4)(B)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above inone of two children's files (C5) did not have the written instructions and approval of child's authorized representatiewhich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 15, 2022

Type B Nov 3, 2022 Inspection Food & feeding

Food service §101227(a)(16)

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility is storing pesticides, cleaning products, and air freshener aerosols in the pantry/food preparation area with food items which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 15, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 1, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 26, 2022

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 44 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Mar 26, 1974

Closed Aug 3, 2023

Licensee First United Methodist Church Of Escondido

Last administrator Judy Moore

State facility # 372000183

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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 372000183 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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