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Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos · Preschool, San Marcos

403 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd #114, San Marcos, CA 92069 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #19 of 29 centers in San Marcos
2 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 14 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 16, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 9, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Nov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 28, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 30, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 21, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 4, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Caregiver conduct 1
Building & playground safety 1
Health & medication 1
Other standards 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 8, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews, record review and video recordings, S1 was observed pushing, yelling and/or hitting children in care on several occasions. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risks to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 17, 2023
Type B Sep 28, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(e)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The area underneath the newly installed play structure, which contains slides and a climbing wall is not cushioned with material that absorbs the impact of a fall. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023
Type B Sep 28, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 staff files reviewed do not contain current mandated reporter certification. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023
Type B Sep 28, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 staff files review do not contain verification of immunization against either measles or pertussis. This poses posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023
Type B Sep 28, 2023 Inspection Training & 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 one out of six staff files reviewed do not contain a health screening or a test for tuberculosis. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 5, 2023
Type B Sep 28, 2023 Inspection Other standards
Beverages served by day care providers to children §1596.808(a)(1)
Based on oberservation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Milk with a 2 percent fat content is being served to the preschool children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 29, 2023
Type A Oct 3, 2022 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
101170 Criminal Record Clearance: (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility:(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department...This requirement was not met as evidence by: The director uploaded the required documents for Perla Lopez Zurita and associated her to the facility in the Guardian background data system at the time of inspection. Miss Lopez Perla left the facility. The director understands that Miss Lopez Perla is not to work in the facility until her criminal record clearance has been obtained. Based on record review and observation, staff member Perla Lopez Zurita does not have a criminal record clearance and was not associated to the facility on 10/3/22, at the time of inspection. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022
Type B Oct 4, 2021 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
Based on interviews and record reviews, Staff #4, though enrolled in classes at the time, was assisting the preschool classroom teachers with 10 minute breaks while still an Aide and prior to completing the full six units required to directly supervise children. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 9, 2026 Complaint investigation received Mar 5, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 6, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 22, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Oct 4, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 5, 2021
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 60 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 28, 2020
Licensee Trilingual Daycare America INC.
Administrator Karyne Begin
Phone (581) 998-6988
State facility # 374845606
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Common questions

Does Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 8, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos compare with other daycares in San Marcos?

It is tied for #19 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos last inspected?

Dec 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos cost?

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

Who runs Vision Trilingual Preschool San Marcos?

The licensee is Trilingual Daycare America INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Karyne Begin.

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 374845606 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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