Next Generation Educational Center
Next Generation Educational Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #240 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
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LPA observed the staff removed the cloth material that was wrapped around the 2 infants. At 10:10AM during a tour of the infant room, LPA observed 2 infants that were swaddled. One infant was held by a staff and another infant was napping. 8 Statement of Plan of Correction must be submitted to the Department no later than end of business day on 10/11/23.
Based on interviews conducted by LPA several classrooms and carpets/rugs within the facility smell on occasion and are in need of cleaning and/or repair. This poses a potential, health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation and interviews conducted by LPA several classrooms and carpets/rugs within the facility smell on occasion, and some of the panels on the roof of the outdoor walkway between the classrooms are missing. This poses a potential, health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 The director also states that she will create a written schedule/plan for repairs to the outdoor covered walkway. The director will submit the documents to LPA via email by 6/21/23.
Based on interviews conducted by LPA the facility has been out of ratio on several occasions. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff failed to conduct and document the 15-minute nap check. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
Facility was out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Next Generation Educational Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Next Generation Educational Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 11, 2023, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Next Generation Educational Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Next Generation Educational Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #240 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Next Generation Educational Center last inspected?
Aug 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Next Generation Educational Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Next Generation Educational Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Next Generation Educational Center?
The licensee is Windt, Geralyn & Charles, and the administrator listed with the state is Emalina Ledbetter.
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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 376701171 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.