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Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC

770 Sycamore Ave. Units A-d, Vista, CA 92083 · San Diego County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 3, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 3, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1
Sleep safety1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 3, 2025InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where the CCC did not obtain lead testing after 180 days of licensure. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 5, 2026
Type BDec 3, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where documentation of fire drills was not available for review during inspection. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2025
Type BDec 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(b)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where the CCC does not have a Director currently employed, nor is there an approved exception on file for a qualified staff. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 5, 2026
Type BDec 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of eight staff files. Where S3 and S7 did not show proof of enrollment in additional 3 ECE unts required to become fully qualified. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 26, 2025
Type BAug 7, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)(1)(A)
Licensee will email LPA a written decleration of Title 22 Regulation 101439.1. Additionally, Licensee must understand sleep sacks are not permitted in CCC without a medical exemption since they are considered a swaddeling device. LPAs observed C2 utilizing a sleep sack without a medical exception on file. Additionally C2 had a pacifier attached to the sleep sack with a clip while in thecrib napping.
Plan of correction due Aug 11, 2025
Type BAug 7, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(2)(B)(3)(a)
Licensee will provide update to LIC 9227 for C2 to reflect section C or D if child is rolling over independently. Additionally, License will email a written decleration of understanding for Title 22 Regulation 101429. LPA observed C2 to be napping on their side during inspection. Record review confirmed C2 LIC 9227 was not updated to reflect rolling over and sleep logs documented C2 napping on their side from 8/5-8/7.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity85 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 13, 2024
LicenseeThree Little Owls Learning Academy, INC.
AdministratorClaudia Barley
Phone(858) 705-9138
State facility #376300842

Common questions

Has Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

When was Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC last inspected?

Dec 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC?

The licensee is Three Little Owls Learning Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Barley.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376300842 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.