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CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - MELROSE

145 N, Vista, CA 92083

Facility:
376700122
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:
126

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Latest inspectionMarch 9, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 9, 2026

Summary

This summary covers 22 available inspections for CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - MELROSE from September 1, 2021 through March 9, 2026.

Eight inspections recorded violations, with eight recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on February 24, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of March 24, 2026.

Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in four inspections.

Two later inspections on March 9, 2026 showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
22

4 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
8

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
4

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

22 total inspections vs 9 local median in 92083

Compared to 13 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.36
Local median
0.29

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
18%
Local median
12%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
36%
Local median
25%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.08

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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Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of six staff files reviewed. Where S5 transcripts did not reflect six core ECE units. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 24, 2026
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.1(c)(1) - 101216.1(c)(1)
Official code
101216.1(c)(1)
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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. This requirement was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews and a review of records, it was confirmed that facility staff did not meet the child 1 (C1) individual needs, resulting in Child 2 (C2) sustaining a fracture. The facility failed to follow C1’s behavior plan, which required close supervision to prevent incidents like this from occurring. This lack of supervision poses a potential risk to the safety and well-being of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 1, 2025
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: 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(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews and record review, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground during a transition inside. Parent arrived in classroom to pick up child and child was found on the playground with complete absence of supervision. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 3, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
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(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews and record review, staff were not properly supervising C1 and did not redirect C1 from climbing on top of a plastic bin. This resulted in C1 falling and fracturing their arm, requiring medical attention.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 24, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
Upon the occurrence.. of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department...within...next working day. Events reported shall include...Any unusual incident ..that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review there was a delay in CCC reporting the alleged inapproporiate incident between C1 and C2, which poses a potential, heath, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 23, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(d)(1)(C) - 101212(d)(1)(C)
Official code
101212(d)(1)(C)
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Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101229(a)(1)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews, child #1, child #2 were out of visual observation resulting in inappropriate behaviors between the two children. This poses a potential threat to children in care.
Report comments
Based on confidential interviews, child #1, child #2 were out of visual observation resulting in inappropriate behaviors between the two children. This poses a potential threat to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 5, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
Reporting Requirements:
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 1, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(d)(1) - 101212(d)(1)
Official code
101212(d)(1)
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Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Personal Rights (a) The Licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: On September 1, 2021, licensee did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to safe and healthful accommodations, in that 46 children, C1-C46, were observed not wearing face coverings or not encouraged to wear face coverings, as required by the CA Dept. of Public Health Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings issued on July 28, 2021, and an individual mask exception did not apply, which is a potential health & safety risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 2, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
Official code
101223(a)(2)