Sunnyside Learning Center
Sunnyside Learning Center was a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 20 children. Its license closed around September 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 19 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on observation today, one infant was supervised by staff Pritti Vasani, an aide. Ms. Vasani did not have units in early child hood education or infant care.
Based on observation, one infant was supervised by staff Pritti Vasani (aide).
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The changing pad in the mobile infant room has dirt build up and torn sides with exposed foams. 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. Staff Maritza Cruz in the non-mobile infant room has 6 units in Child Development, none of the completed course is related to the care of infants. This deficiency poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Mr. Ilaian has been acting as site director for a few months now. Mr. Ilaian is not a fully qualified director, he is missing units in Administration. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The non-mobile infant room was observed to be out of ratio today. There were 3 infants supervised by a non-qualified infant teacher. 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 5 out 6 infant files reviewed today. These children did not have a current "Needs and Services Plan" on file. This deficiency poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted by LPA, infants under 1 year old and preschool age had been allowed to use Infant Room 2 during drop off times. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 Request Denied
Based on observation, on 4/15/24, LPA observed the thermostat at 65 degrees in the Infant 1 room. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation, interviews and record review, the licensee did not make sure that one infant staff has infant teacher qualifications before employment and was alone, without qualified staff and caring for 2 infants which posed an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to the children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed infant food for child #1 (C1) in the refrigerator labeled with the child's name but without the current date. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four staff files reviewed did not contain verification of immunization to measles. 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 one out of four staff files reviewed did not contain verification of a health screening or a test for tuberculosis. 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 one out of four staff files reviewed did not contain a current mandated reporter certificate. 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. Three infants do not have current infant needs and services plans. 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 one out of fourteen infants present was not signed in. 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. The facility did not document any infant sleep checks for the month of February thru the date of inspection. 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. Ms. Hren-Jaime became acting director on 1/9/23. The director's packet including verification of course work/transcripts was not received into the regional office until 1/27/23. 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 five infant bottles in a refrigerator, in room #3 with a name but without a date. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
1.Staff commingles day care children.
2.Staff do not provide a comfortable temperature for infants in care.
Unqualified staff providing care to day care children.
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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 376105034 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.