Child care center · San Marcos, California
Discovery Isle Child Development Center
San Marcos · Licensed for 129 children
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Common questions
Is it licensed?
The state’s licensing directory lists it, but our record holds no licence details. Ask to see the licence when you visit. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
We don’t know. Our inspection source holds no visit record for this licence. That doesn’t mean the record is clean; the state’s licensing site has it. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 129 children at once under the licence. 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. 10 public and charter campuses in San Marcos have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (760) 510-0020 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Discovery Isle Child Development Center?
California Community Care Licensing
Inspection details are not available in this record. This does not establish a clean inspection history.
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?
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
- Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego0.8 mi · SBE - Baypoint Preparatory Academy San D · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- Discovery Elementary1.6 mi · San Marcos Unified
- Double Peak2.0 mi · San Marcos Unified
2 more nearby
- Richland Elementary2.0 mi · San Marcos Unified
- Paloma Elementary2.1 mi · San Marcos 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 Discovery Isle Child Development Center, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 129 children: 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
- 308 S Twin Oaks Valley Roa, San Marcos 92078
- Phone
- (760) 510-0020
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center
- Facility number
- 376700319
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) · Facility roster as of May 25, 2025 (family child care homes aren’t in CCLD’s weekly center sync)
Inspection reports ↗ · Parent reviews on Winnie ↗ · Pre-K vs TK vs preschool in California: a 2026 parent’s guide · Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio · Preschool cost guide