Child care center and infant center · Oceanside, California
A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center
Oceanside · Licensed for 80 children · licensed since 2005
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 2005. No serious violations in 4 state visits to its center licence.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 376700207, first issued September 22, 2005. It holds 2 licences in all. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
4 state visits on file for licence 376700207, with no Type A finding and 8 Type B findings across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 80 children at once under the licences. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 24 public and charter campuses in Oceanside have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (760) 439-3344 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center?
Two licences: a child care center for 68 children and an infant center for 12.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 376700207
Licensed for 68 children since 2005: 4 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity68 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedSeptember 22, 2005When this licence was issued
- State visits on file4Latest recorded visit: October 30, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 4 state visits
- Type B findings8Across 4 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
- Citation codes listed101238(a), 101238.2(d)(2), 101239(o)(1), 101229(a)(1), 101216(f), 101227(a)(17), 101239.1(b)(5), 101238.2(d)(2)A code doesn’t say when a finding happened or whether it was corrected
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 376700207 ↗
Infant Center, licence 376700205
Licensed for 12 children since 2005: 16 state visits on file, 1 Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity12 children
- First licensedSeptember 22, 2005When this licence was issued
- State visits on file16Latest recorded visit: October 30, 2025
- Type A findings1Across 16 state visits
- Type B findings12Across 16 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits5Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
- Citation codes listed101439.1(b)(1), 101438.3(e), 101223(a)(7), 101218.1(a)(2)(B), 101439.1(e)(1)(A), 101238(a), 101227(a)(18), 101427(j), 101175(b)(A), 101227(17), 101223(a)(7), 101170(e)(2), 1596.8662(b)(1), 101216(f), 101238(g), 101221A code doesn’t say when a finding happened or whether it was corrected
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 376700205 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types, licence 376700207
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 2
- Other visits
- 2
Visit dates and visit types, licence 376700205
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 8
Child care licensing regulations →
Complaint information date: 10/01/2024
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Pablo Tac School of the Arts0.7 mi · Oceanside Unified
- Mission Elementary1.2 mi · Oceanside Unified
- Laurel Elementary1.6 mi · Oceanside Unified
2 more nearby
- Louise Foussat Elementary1.8 mi · Oceanside Unified
- Palmquist Elementary1.9 mi · Oceanside Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit A Rising Star Academy Childcare Center, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 80 children across two licences (68 child care, 12 infant): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 169 Roymar Road, Oceanside 92058
- Phone
- (760) 439-3344
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center + Infant Center
- Licence numbers
- 376700207 · 376700205
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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