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MAGDALENA ECKE YMCA PRESCHOOL

200 SAXONY ROAD, Encinitas, CA 92024

Facility:
372005598
Type:
DAY CARE CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
152

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionDecember 4, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 16, 2025

Summary

This summary covers 18 available inspections for MAGDALENA ECKE YMCA PRESCHOOL from October 15, 2021 through December 4, 2025.

Seven inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on December 4, 2025 and involved recordkeeping, with a due date of December 4, 2025.

Incident records was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
18

3 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
10

4 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
6

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

18 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92024

Compared to 21 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.56
Local median
0.14

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
33%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
39%
Local median
14%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.1

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

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Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
101221(e) Child's Records A child's records shall also be open to inspection by the child's authorized representative. This requirement was not as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that, the facility denied a parent access to their child's records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Report comments
Based on interviews, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that, the facility denied a parent access to their child's records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 4, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101221(e) - 101221(e)
Official code
101221(e)
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Higher concern: Incident records
Report finding
(a) Child care center personnel shall be competent to provide the services necessary to meet the individual needs of children in care and shall at all times be employed in numbers sufficient to meet those needs.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that, the LPA obtained information that (C1) was left in a full diaper for approximately 30 minutes, resulting in a diaper rash requiring medical treatment. This poses/posed as an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 6, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(a) - 101216(a)
Official code
101216(a)
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
101216.4(a) Preschool Program with a Toddler Component...The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and record review, the facility has been combining children enrolled in the toddler program, Room 108, into a preschool room, Room 107, this poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care
Report comments
Based on interviews, and record review, the facility has been combining children enrolled in the toddler program, Room 108, into a preschool room, Room 107, this poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 6, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.4(a) - 101216.4(a)
Official code
101216.4(a)
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interviews, and the facility has run out of disinfectant spray on multiple occasions, and LPA observed children's tables and diaper changing tables not properly wiped and santized. This poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care
Inspector notes
Based on observation, and interviews, and the facility has run out of disinfectant spray on multiple occasions, and LPA observed children's tables and diaper changing tables not properly wiped and santized. This poses/posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 6, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
Official code
101238(a)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision...The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child...shall be left without the supervision of a teacher...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, observation and review of relevant documentation, on 4/3, Child (C1) was left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 20-25 minutes during a transition to the playground. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 18, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101229(a)(1) SUPERVISION - No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This regulation was not met as evidenced by LPA's interview of staff. Based on interviews and records review, child C1 was missing for 1-2 mintues when child went inside their classroom to use the bathroom which poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Report comments
Based on interviews and records review, child C1 was missing for 1-2 mintues when child went inside their classroom to use the bathroom which poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 29, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
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Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specified in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's interviews and review of relevant documentation, Child #1 was left behind in the classroom without supervision for approximatley 5-7 minutes durng a transition to the playground. As the child was in safe contaned space for a short period of time, this is a potential rather then immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 3, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
Official code
101229(a)
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Higher concern: Environmental health
Report finding
Written Directives: A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on water testing results and interviews, the faucet in the South kitchen area (attached to Room 105) tested over the Action Level Exceedance level. This sink had been used for food prep prior to the pandemic. This was an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 23, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Personnel Requirements. Child care center personnel shall be competent to provide the services necessary to meet the individual needs of children in care and shall at all times be employed in numbers sufficient to meet those needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, there is more than one child that takes additional attention due behavioral issues in this classroom. It does not appear staff was knowlegeable on how to manage the behavior and additional staff was necessary to meet the needs of all the children in the classroom. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 17, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216 - 101216
Official code
101216
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Discipline. Any form of discipline or punishment that violates a child's personal rights as specified in Section 101223 shall not be permitted... This requirement was not met as evidenced by Based on interview and review of documentation. Staff #1 restrained Child #1 by putting her arms around the child and her leg across the child's leg in an attempt to stop the child from throwing toys and kicking he for approximately 3-5 minutes, causing the child to become distressed. This is an immediate hazard to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 16, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223.2 - 101223.2
Official code
101223.2