Vista Christian Preschool
Vista Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1978. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 3 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 #53 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Following the complaint investigation, facility staff were reminded that restroom protocol requires staff to escort children to the restroom and remain at the restroom door to ensure supervision is maintained while the child is inside. Based on confidential interviews and a review of facility records, it was determined that children were allowed to go to the restroom without adult supervision. Staff either permitted children to go independently or with a peer and did not consistently escort the children to the restroom or remain at the restroom door to ensure proper supervision. 8 Director provided a staff sign in and agenda from a current staff meeting and training on supervison and protocol to escort…
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was disinfectants in an area accessible to children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were four plastic kiddie pools with 2-3" of water left on the playground, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were children that went to the bathroom outsdie of the classroom without supervision, which poses an immediate 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 three staff did nothave record of imuizations on file, which 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 as four staff did not have current certificates on file which 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 as three staff did not havea docuemtnation of health screening on file which 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 as four staff are not qualified to be teachers, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff leave daycare children unattended.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Vista Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Vista Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 6, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Vista Christian Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Vista Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is #53 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Vista Christian Preschool last inspected?
Jul 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vista Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vista Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Vista Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Vista Assembly Of God Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Kim Piech.
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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 372001481 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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