Daycares in Encinitas, CA

All 41 licensed child care facilities in Encinitas, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

41licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

76%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	A CHILDREN'S GARDEN - LEUCADIA1421 BURGUNDY ROAD	4.6★	None	44
2	ACADEMY AT BRIGHT HORIZONS, THE2232 ENCINITAS BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	154
3	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT ENCINITAS1430 AMARGOSA DRIVE	4.6★	None	130
4	CENTRAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL286 NORTH EL CAMINO REAL	4.6★	None	141
5	KENSHUR, KATHLEEN FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
6	LEUCADIA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL1337 NORTH VULCAN AVENUE	4.6★	None	44
7	LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL510 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL	4.6★	None	60
8	MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA1690 WANDERING ROAD	4.6★	None	36
9	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ENCINITAS141 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE E	4.6★	None	55
10	RICHARDS, BRIDGET FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	12
11	SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST PRESCHOOL1003 ENCINITAS BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	89
12	SAN DIEGUITO UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL170 CALLE MAGDALENA	4.6★	None	67
13	ST. MARK LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOL556 S. EL CAMINO REAL	4.6★	None	47
14	THOR, HEATHER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	WITZMANN, ANDREA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
16	A CHILDREN'S GARDEN - ENCINITAS2241 WHISPER WIND LANE	4.6★	None	42
17	ENCINITAS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL2155 ENCINITAS BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	144
18	BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER925 BALOUR DRIVE	4.6★	None	110
19	CALLIS, SASHI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
20	KIDS BY THE SEA920 BALOUR DRIVE	4.5★	None	36
21	LINGUA NATAL & JARDIN INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL1104 GARDEN VIEW ROAD	4.5★	None	60
22	MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA - SCHOOL-AGE (FARM LAB)441 QUAIL GARDENS LANE	4.5★	None	101
23	WATRAL, ELISANGELA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
24	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ENCINITAS - INFANT141 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE E	4.5★	None	38
25	BURNS, CHERYL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
26	EILFORT, CHAYA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
27	FARACO, PAULA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
28	KIDS BY THE SEA OLIVEHAIN2240 ENCINITAS BLVD STE H-K	4.4★	None	60
29	MONDRAGON, BEATRIZ FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
30	RHOADES PRESCHOOL520 BALOUR DRIVE	4.4★	None	80
31	VILLAGE BLOOM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER448 RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD	4.4★	None	48
32	WODE, MELANIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
33	YANEZ, SYLVIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
34	BLOOMING HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS267 N EL CAMINO REAL STE. I-K	4.3★	None	30
35	EASTER SEALS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER511 SAXONY PLACE	4.3★	None	94
36	BAMBINI MONTESSORI SPANISH ACADEMY616 NORTH COAST HIGHWAY 101	4.2★	None	67
37	BAMBINI MONTESSORI SPANISH ACADEMY616 NORTH COAST HIGHWAY 101	4.2★	2	62
38	WALSH, MALICAH FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.0★	2 · 1 high-risk	14
39	MAGDALENA ECKE YMCA200 SAXONY ROAD	3.9★	3 · 1 high-risk	152
40	ENCINITAS SHINING STARS INFANT CENTER511 ENCINITAS BOULEVARD #114	3.7★	4 · 2 high-risk	9
41	ENCINITAS SHINING STARS511 ENCINITAS BOULEVARD #114	3.7★	5 · 2 high-risk	53

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.