Next Generation Educational Center - School-age
Next Generation Educational Center - School-age is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 39 centers in El Cajon and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on confidential witnesses interviewed, it was stated that S1 was witnessed to push C1 due to C1 not wanting to engage in outdoor activities. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Lead Exceedance level at 25 ppb for a classroom drinking fountain and 12 ppb for the main kitchen sink. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and observation, the facility allowed staff, without the proper driver's license endorsement (per CA vehicle Code), to drive the school's 11 passenger van to transport children to and from school. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff pushed daycare child in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Next Generation Educational Center - School-age take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Next Generation Educational Center - School-age had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 22, 2023. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Next Generation Educational Center - School-age?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Next Generation Educational Center - School-age compare with other daycares in El Cajon?
It is #31 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Next Generation Educational Center - School-age last inspected?
Aug 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Next Generation Educational Center - School-age cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Next Generation Educational Center - School-age for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Next Generation Educational Center - School-age?
The licensee is Next Generation Educational Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Wendy Hernandez.
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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 376700866 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.