Playhouse Preschool Forever Young
Playhouse Preschool Forever Young is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 7 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (6 of 10). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #297 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted it was disclosed that carpets get cleaned every 6 months but the last cleaning was canceled and carpets have not been cleaned since August 2025. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interviews, C1's personal rights were violated when S1 made an inappropriate statement to C1.
Based on the information obtained during interviews, observations, & records reviewed it is determined that Staff failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent child 1 from being seriously injured in fall from unsecured shelf, which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 days and copy of sign in sheet and training materials will be provided to the Department on or before 8/10/23.
Admission Agreements -The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director stated that in the future the facility will have a parent meeting with the parents and possibly having the parent observe their child. Set up a behavior and prevention plan with the parents and have written documentations prior to termination. On 2/24/2023, licensee terminated a child's service without making every effort as stated in the facility's parent handbook prior to the immediate termination. This poses a potential health and safety risk to clients in care. 8 Director will submit a written plan of correction to LPA no later than 4/07/2023.
The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director removed the two disrepair window screens during today's inspection. LPA Siao observed two broken window screens in the Big Room. This poses a potential health and safety risk to chidlren in care. 8
Outdoor Activity Space - The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director stated that there is a service order send out to the fence repairman. Director will look into putting rubber mulch or padding for the playground by 04/28/2023. LPA Siao observed the playground covering to be in disrepair as the green covering is torned and the grounds are uneven which is a tripping hazard. The movable mesh fence near room 3 is ripping. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
As a condition of licensure, the areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs falls. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director will look into putting rubber mulch or padding for the playground by 04/28/2023. LPA observed the Liitle Tikes play structure is placed on top of green carpet and there is no cushioning around or under the play structure. This poses a potential health and safety risk to chidlren in care. 8
Based on interview with the Director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as Director stated that the facility hasn't had the lead water test done as of today. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the interview conducted by LPA, one staff admitted that she forgot to report to the parent of child when child had minor injury. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on the interviews conducted with staff/parents and LPA's observation of the facility's physical plant, it was determined that the facility was not safe due to the latch to the fence was broken, fence had holes that a child can fit through, holes in the play area that poses a tripping hazard and the barricades that were not sturdy and not anchored properly. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff are not ensuring the faclity is clean
Day care child sustained injuries including a fracture due to lack of staff supervision
Staff did not comply with the terms and conditions of the admission agreement
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About this center
Common questions
Does Playhouse Preschool Forever Young take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Playhouse Preschool Forever Young had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 10, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Playhouse Preschool Forever Young?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Playhouse Preschool Forever Young compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #297 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Playhouse Preschool Forever Young last inspected?
May 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Playhouse Preschool Forever Young cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Playhouse Preschool Forever Young for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Playhouse Preschool Forever Young?
The licensee is Shelly McDole, and the administrator listed with the state is Aylin Zamora.
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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 376701220 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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