Child care center, infant center and school-age care center · Escondido, California

Children's Paradise-Ash Street

Escondido · Licensed for 180 children · licensed since 2022

120 N Ash Street, 92027(760) 407-8500
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Licensed since 2022. No serious violations in 10 state visits to its center licence.

Common questions

Is it licensed?

Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 376300606, first issued October 16, 2022. It holds 3 licences in all. Evidence ↓

Has the state found problems?

10 state visits on file for licence 376300606, with no Type A finding and 1 Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓

How many children are there?

Up to 180 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. 22 public and charter campuses in Escondido have a TK class. Evidence ↓

How do I visit?

Call (760) 407-8500 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓

State licensing

What does the state record about Children's Paradise-Ash Street?

Three licences: a child care center for 136 children, a school-age care center for 28 and an infant center for 16.

California Community Care Licensing

Child Care Center, licence 376300606

Licensed for 136 children since 2022: 10 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.

  • StatusActive
  • Licensed capacity136 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
  • First licensedOctober 16, 2022When this licence was issued
  • State visits on file10Latest recorded visit: October 2, 2025
  • Type A findings0Across 10 state visits
  • Type B findings1Across 10 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
  • Complaint visits1Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
  • Citation codes listed101223(a)(3), 101212(d)(1)(C)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 376300606 ↗

School-Age Care Center, licence 376300607

Licensed for 28 children since 2022: 8 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.

  • StatusActive
  • Licensed capacity28 children
  • First licensedOctober 16, 2022When this licence was issued
  • State visits on file8Latest recorded visit: October 2, 2025
  • Type A findings0Across 8 state visits
  • Type B findings0Across 8 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
  • Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 376300607 ↗

Infant Center, licence 376300608

Licensed for 16 children since 2022: 7 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.

  • StatusActive
  • Licensed capacity16 children
  • First licensedOctober 16, 2022When this licence was issued
  • State visits on file7Latest recorded visit: October 2, 2025
  • Type A findings0Across 7 state visits
  • Type B findings0Across 7 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
  • Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 376300608 ↗

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 376300606

Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.

Inspection visits
1
Other visits
8

Child care licensing regulations →

Complaint information date: 06/20/2023

Visit dates and visit types, licence 376300607

Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.

Inspection visits
1
Other visits
7
Visit dates and visit types, licence 376300608

Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.

Inspection visits
1
Other visits
6

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

TK in Escondido22 public and charter campuses with a TK class, free for children who turn 4 by September 1 →
Nearby public elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, spring 2026
2 more nearby

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 Children's Paradise-Ash Street, and what should I ask?

  1. When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
  2. Licensed for 180 children across three licences (136 child care, 28 school-age care, 16 infant): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
  3. Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
  4. What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
  5. What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
  6. 1 complaint visit is on file: what were they about, and how were they resolved?

On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.

Address
120 N Ash Street, Escondido 92027
Phone
(760) 407-8500
Licensed as
Child Care Center + Infant Center + School-Age Care Center
Licence numbers
376300606 · 376300607 · 376300608

Call (760) 407-8500Directions ↗

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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