Next Generation Educational Center Preschool
Next Generation Educational Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 70 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 12 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 11 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 11). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground after their class returned to the classroom. This poses a portential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 by
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 4 persons missing vaccines in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons missing physical in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Site Supervisor agrees to be more thorough when enrolling children, ensuring the facility is able to meet the child's developmental needs.
(4) All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition.... Director stated she will inform licensing and parents if the water ever is shut off again. Dirctor also stated she will provide a URI to licensing. Provide Licensing with a written statment stating all unusual incidents will be provided to CCLD Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
(a) Prior to admission to a child care center, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, commencing with Section 6000. 1 Director stated she will get necessary immunizations on file. Director will provide proper immunizations for C1. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times...(1)The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of,,,and rodents. hese requirments are not met as evidence by.... Director stated she will find a new pest control company and clean the current droppings throughout the facility. Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, LPA observed roddent droppings in the Journey classroom on top of teacher cabinet, under the classroom sink near rodent/verment trap and in the far back corner under the nap cots. Droppings were also found in the Voyage classroom, near extra childrens clothes. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of the 3 classrooms. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 childrens records reviewed. C3 was missing 1 of 3 immunizations. This 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. LPA observed rodent droppings udner the sink next to the drain. Under the sink the drywall was visibly cut and exposing entry to the inside of the wall where more droppings were visible. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director sated the faucet has been replaced and will not be used until it is retested and no longer has a lead exceedance. Director will provide retest results to LPA. LPA Peebles and Rubio received the facilities water testing results taken on 1/9/2023 for Sink Faucet in classroom 5 (Journey classroom) with an Action Level Exceedance higher than the allowable limit.
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Complaint investigations
Staff left daycare child unattended on the playground
Staff did not meet day care child’s toileting needs
Facility has a pest infestation
Day care children are not vaccinated
Facility had no water for an extended period of time
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Next Generation Educational Center Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Next Generation Educational Center Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 11 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Next Generation Educational Center Preschool?
California investigated 12 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Next Generation Educational Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #39 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Next Generation Educational Center Preschool last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Next Generation Educational Center Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Next Generation Educational Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Next Generation Educational Center Preschool?
The licensee is Next Generation Educational Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lina Borja.
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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 376701334 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.