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Village Bloom Child Development Center

448 Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas, CA 92024 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Village Bloom Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 20 centers in Encinitas and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #15 of 20 centers in Encinitas
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 1, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundOct 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 30, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 1, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, there were several small rocks with pointy edges on the perimeter of the main playground and a larger rock in the grassy area with the same charachteristics. The pig enclosure contains a large water bowl and has climbable fencing under 5'. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 26, 2023
Type BMay 1, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [that Staff #1 did not have a TB test on file, current within 12 months prior to hire or 7 days after.This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk children in care.
Plan of correction due May 26, 2023
Type BAug 30, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995
Health and Safety Code. Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a...child care center... if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles or qualifies for an exemption. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director states that she was unaware that staff who had had measles as a child were required to have proof of immunity and will ensure both staff have their vaccination information on file by the plan of correction date of 9/27/21 and she will send proof to Licensing as verification of correction. Based on file review, Staff #1 and #2 did not have evidence of a Measles vaccination on file. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 27, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 12, 2019
LicenseeWachtel, Alison & Wyatt
AdministratorPauline Ascue
Phone(760) 704-8314
State facility #376701430

Common questions

Does Village Bloom Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Village Bloom Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Village Bloom Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Encinitas?

It is tied for #15 of 20 centers in Encinitas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Village Bloom Child Development Center last inspected?

May 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Village Bloom Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Village Bloom Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Encinitas, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Village Bloom Child Development Center?

The licensee is Wachtel, Alison & Wyatt, and the administrator listed with the state is Pauline Ascue.

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 376701430 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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