Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.64
- Local median
- 0.16
DISCOVERY ISLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
6130 PASEO DEL NORTE, Carlsbad, CA 92011
- Facility:
- 376700323
- 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:
- 103
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMarch 10, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 10, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for DISCOVERY ISLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER from December 20, 2021 through March 10, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with nine recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on January 29, 2025 and involved staff-to-child ratio, with a due date of February 21, 2025.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
Four later inspections, from May 14, 2025 through March 10, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 9
- Higher-concern violations
- 8
- Repeated topics
- 2
3 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 3 local median in 92011
Compared to 14 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 13%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.36
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Supervision
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
November 3, 2023September 10, 2024January 29, 2025Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 10, 2024November 8, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229 Responsibility for providing care and supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based upon Director statement and name to face documentation from the facility app, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 1-3 minutes which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based upon Director statement and name to face documentation from the facility app, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 1-3 minutes which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 21, 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: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance...this requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based upon interviews conducted with reporting party, staff members and parents of enrolled children, about once a month since October 2024 there have been 13 children with one staff member which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based upon interviews conducted with reporting party, staff members and parents of enrolled children, about once a month since October 2024 there have been 13 children with one staff member which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 21, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights...To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Office Administrator states that S1 no longer works at the facility and Director conducted a staff training on children's personal rights and Forbidden Acts. LPA obtained a copy of staff training agenda and reviewed staff sign-in sheet confirming staff participation. Deficiency cleared at visit. Based on interviews and documentation, it was determined on at least 3 separate occasions, staff S1 violated children’s personal rights by grabbing their arms and swinging them in another direction, yanking them, and exhibiting other rough behaviors toward children which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Office Administrator states that S1 no longer works at the facility and Director conducted a staff training on children's personal rights and Forbidden Acts. LPA obtained a copy of staff training agenda and reviewed staff sign-in sheet confirming staff participation. Deficiency cleared at visit. Based on interviews and documentation, it was determined on at least 3 separate occasions, staff S1 violated children’s personal rights by grabbing their arms and swinging them in another direction, yanking them, and exhibiting other rough behaviors toward children which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 8, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(1)&(3) Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights (1)…dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons…(3) To be free from corporal punishment or unusual punishment, infliction of pain…This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and documentation reviewed it is determined, staff S1 has spoken inappropriately, yelled at, or used an unnecessary forceful tone as well as grabbed, yanked or other rough behaviors with children in care as a means of discipline and/or redirection which posed an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews and documentation reviewed it is determined, staff S1 has spoken inappropriately, yelled at, or used an unnecessary forceful tone as well as grabbed, yanked or other rough behaviors with children in care as a means of discipline and/or redirection which posed an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on investigation interviews and documentation children in the 2’s classroom have been left unsupervised in situations when a single staff is using the diaper changing table and unproperly supervised using the bathroom while they are potty training. Also, documentation determined child C1 was left unsupervised in a classroom and discovered by a staff which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on investigation interviews and documentation children in the 2’s classroom have been left unsupervised in situations when a single staff is using the diaper changing table and unproperly supervised using the bathroom while they are potty training. Also, documentation determined child C1 was left unsupervised in a classroom and discovered by a staff which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 10, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time…Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and information gathered, child C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 20 minutes after the child’s class returned to their classroom. This is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained...Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: LPA observed two pieces of white pvc pipe sticking up from the sand area where children have access to run and play, creating a potential hazard to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 18, 2022
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)
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, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at a water fountain in Room 5 and 9 and a food prep sink faucet in the ktichen. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 21, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to one staff member, Austin McKinney being present in the facility without an active criminal record clearance attached to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 20, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(1) - 101170(e)(1)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(1)