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CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - POWAY

13242 POMERADO ROAD, Poway, CA 92064

Facility:
376105142
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:
137

Inspection snapshot

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Latest inspectionNovember 25, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 25, 2025

Summary

This summary covers nine available inspections for CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - POWAY from September 19, 2023 through November 25, 2025.

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

The most recent higher-concern violation was on September 26, 2024 and involved background screening, with a due date of September 27, 2024.

Two later inspections, from April 14, 2025 through November 25, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
9

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
3

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Local comparison

9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92064

Compared to 20 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.33
Local median
0.29

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
11%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
33%
Local median
23%

Repeated topics

This provider
0
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.

No repeated topics found

The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.

Inspection history

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

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Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
101170(j) - Criminal Record Clearance The licensee shall maintain documentation of criminal record clearances or criminal record exemptions of volunteers that require fingerprinting. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Substitute Nijmeh Erras’s fingerprint clearance is not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Substitute Nijmeh Erras’s fingerprint clearance is not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 27, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101170(j) - 101170(j)
Official code
101170(j)
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Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
101161(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 investigation interviews with parents and staff, the center commingled infant children with preschool children on a minimum of 2 occasions and a school ager with preschool child on one occasion.
Report comments
This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on investigation interviews with parents and staff, the center commingled infant children with preschool children on a minimum of 2 occasions and a school ager with preschool child on one occasion.
Correction status
Cleared at visit
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a): - 101161(a):
Official code
101161(a):
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Medium concern: Hazardous access
Report finding
Outdoor Activity Space- (d)The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2)Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Director fenced off the storm drain area on 1/3/24 and made the Upper Pre-K outdoor play area free of hazards for children in care by making it inaccessible to children and submitted proof to the dept. on 1/24/24. Based on observation and interviews there was an accessible storm drain at the top of a slope on the playground, approximately 2 ft. deep that created a potential safety hazard to children in care playing around that area. This posed a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 13, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
Official code
101238.2(d)(2)