Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.4
- Local median
- 0.31
LEARNING TREE, THE
240 BIRMINGHAM DRIVE, Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007
- Facility:
- 376700652
- 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:
- 72
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 inspectionJuly 2, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 1, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for LEARNING TREE, THE from August 11, 2022 through July 2, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on July 2, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of July 31, 2026.
Supervision 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
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
9 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 4 local median in San Diego County
Compared to 683 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 10%
- Local median
- 6%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.2
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
May 8, 2026July 2, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 101215.1 Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties (a) In addition to Section 101215, the following shall apply: (b) All child care centers shall have a director. (c) The child care center director shall be responsible for the operation of the center, for compliance with regulations, and for communications with the Department; and has the authority to acknowledge receipt of deficiency notices and to correct deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a completed designated Director packet to submit to the Department since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a completed designated Director packet to submit to the Department since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 31, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101215.1(a)(b)(c) - 101215.1(a)(b)(c)
- Official code
- 101215.1(a)(b)(c)
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 LPAs observation S1 sent C1 to use the restroom on opposite side of building unsupervised. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 19, 2026
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
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department…. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident.…… Based upon staff interviews the requirement was not met by the center by not submitting reports by telephone or fax by the next working day and by not submitting in writing within seven days following the occurrence of such events for the lice outbreak that occurred on 02/18/26 involving multiple children and the flood that occurred on 02/16/26 on the premises.
- Report comments
- Based upon staff interviews the requirement was not met by the center by not submitting reports by telephone or fax by the next working day and by not submitting in writing within seven days following the occurrence of such events for the lice outbreak that occurred on 02/18/26 involving multiple children and the flood that occurred on 02/16/26 on the premises.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 20, 2026
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)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 101215.1 Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties (a) In addition to Section 101215, the following shall apply: (b) All child care centers shall have a director. (c) The child care center director shall be responsible for the operation of the center, for compliance with regulations, and for communications with the Department; and has the authority to acknowledge receipt of deficiency notices and to correct deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a designated Director since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26.
- Report comments
- Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a designated Director since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 8, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101215.1(a)(b)(c) - 101215.1(a)(b)(c)
- Official code
- 101215.1(a)(b)(c)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report