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LITTLE PEOPLE PRESCHOOL, THE

920 BOARDWALK, San Marcos, CA 92078

Facility:
376105088
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:
45

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionAugust 14, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsAugust 14, 2025

Summary

This summary covers seven available inspections for LITTLE PEOPLE PRESCHOOL, THE from April 12, 2022 through August 14, 2025.

Three inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on October 3, 2024 and involved staff-to-child ratio, with a due date of October 15, 2024.

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

Two later inspections, from December 27, 2024 through August 14, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
7

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
6

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
2

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

7 total inspections vs 6 local median in 92078

Compared to 9 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.86
Local median
0.89

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
29%
Local median
33%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
43%
Local median
50%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.22

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.

View official report
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Limitations on Capacity - (a)A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and staff interview, the licensee is using Room 11 for Preschool children but was previously approved for use under the Infant License. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 15, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)
View official report
Higher concern: Medication
Report finding
Health-Related Services (2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 2 child medications with expired dates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 4, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101226(e)(2) - 101226(e)(2)
Official code
101226(e)(2)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the licensee is using room 14 for napping which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 31, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)
View official report
Medium concern: Environmental health
Report finding
Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and licensee statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility's water has not been tested for lead. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 30, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
Official code
1597.16(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of four staff files reviewed did not contain a tuberculosis clearance not more than one year prior to employment or licensure. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 30, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
Official code
101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and licensee statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Daycare children were observed in classroom #16 which is not a classroom specified on the licensee. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 6, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)