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Home daycares in San Marcos, CA

21 licensed programs · median published tuition $1,300 a month · 22 with Google ratings

A home daycare, also called family child care, is run by a licensed or registered provider in their own home. Groups are small and mixed-age, and hours are often more flexible than a center. States cap the number of children by the ages in care. Home addresses are private residences, so this directory shows the ZIP code only.

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Licensed home daycares in San Marcos

Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only (California withholds home addresses). Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.

Licensed nameZIPLicenceCapacityAgesCitations on fileSubsidy
Gaytan, Alejandra Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9207837662565614infant, toddler, preschool and school age5
Gaytan, Felipa Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9207837662001314infant, toddler, preschool and school age7
Gomez, Maria Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661219314infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on record
Gonzales, Maria D Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937610227714infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on record
Gonzalez Aquino, Esther Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9207837662726814infant, toddler, preschool and school age5
Kelley, Susan Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9207837610014014infant, toddler, preschool and school age1
Kirkham, Gemma Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937660363214infant, toddler, preschool and school age11
Martin, Isabel Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937610078814infant, toddler, preschool and school age1
Martinez, Herminia Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661963914infant, toddler, preschool and school age8
Meddings, Monica Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661884814infant, toddler, preschool and school age1 (1 Type A)
Mohammadkhani, Atefeh Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9207837610166214infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on record
Nafez, Nadia Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937610112414infant, toddler, preschool and school age3
Pina, Igor & Ambrosio, Andreia Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937610180714infant, toddler, preschool and school age2
Post, Kathryn Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661746214infant, toddler, preschool and school age2
Rodriguez, Linda Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661333814infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on record
Sanchez, Ana Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937610096614infant, toddler, preschool and school age4 (1 Type A)
Vargas, Patricia Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937662178514infant, toddler, preschool and school age2
Woodson, Erlinda Family Child Care
Family Day Care Home
9206937661304714infant, toddler, preschool and school age5

Childcare in San Marcos: what to know

How many licensed child care programs are in San Marcos?

San Marcos has 46 licensed programs on the California register: 25 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 21 home daycares and 0 before and after school programs.

Who licenses child care in California?

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in California. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.

How common are inspection violations at San Marcos daycares?

Violations are common and most are paperwork or maintenance items. Across 781 daycare centers in the metro area, the median center has 1 citations on the state file, and 303 centers have none. 172 have at least one rated Type A by the state. California cites a Type A violation for an immediate risk to the health or safety of children, and a Type B violation for a record-keeping or maintenance item. The state file gives counts, dates and regulation numbers, not the inspector's notes.

What does daycare cost in San Marcos?

57 programs in the metro area publish full-time tuition on their website. The median starting price is $1,300 a month, and $1,701 a month for infants. Most programs share tuition only on a tour, so ask for the full fee schedule including registration and supply fees.

Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?

A licensed home daycare is a private residence, and California withholds the address from its public register. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.

When should I join a daycare waitlist in San Marcos?

Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.

Help paying for care

Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund.

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Source: Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes data downloads, CCLD Transparency site. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.