About this organization
Children's Museum of Discovery is a local children's museum focused on hands-on learning experiences and a nonprofit learning mission. This page uses the organization's May 21, 2026 homepage snapshot for limited address, mission, and program-context facts, dated City public-art staff context, and source-attributed nonprofit registry context.
Image credit and rights
- Credit
- Logo published by Children's Museum of Discovery; displayed only for organization identification under Escondidopedia's controlled logo policy.
- Creator
- Children's Museum of Discovery
- License
- Trademark/logo; not freely licensed
- Source
- https://visitcmod.org/
- Original
- https://visitcmod.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CMoD-primary-logo-1200x1207-1.png
- Reuse
- Identification only on the main Children's Museum of Discovery organization page. Do not reuse as decoration, in galleries, downloads, unrelated pages, or outside Escondidopedia.
Overview
Children's Museum of Discovery is a local children's museum focused on hands-on learning experiences and a nonprofit mission to spark a love of learning. A reviewed City of Escondido Public Art Commission agenda packet separately mentioned a March 2026 Public Art City staff pop-up event at the museum in connection with Queen Califia's Magical Circle outreach.
This page is based on the organization's public homepage snapshot from May 21, 2026. Check the organization directly for current hours, admission, memberships, events, exhibits, camps, school visits, sensory accommodations, and other practical visit details.
Visitor Information
- Address listed by the organization: 320 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
Nonprofit Record Context
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists San Diego Childrens Discovery Museum in Escondido, California, with EIN 33-0912735, tax-exempt status since January 2001, 501(c)(3) designation, and an Arts, Culture and Humanities / Children's Museums NTEE category. ProPublica says its Form 990 data is from the IRS.
Use this as source-attributed nonprofit registry context. It is not current program, child/family participation, schedule, hours, ticket, admission, officer/current-role, contact, financial, legal, or tax advice.
Learning Focus
As of the May 21, 2026 homepage snapshot, the organization described its work as bringing accessible, hands-on early STREAM education opportunities to families across San Diego County. Treat that as a source-date statement from the organization; verify current program details directly before relying on them.
Public-Art Context
The May 11, 2026 Public Art Commission agenda packet said Public Art City staff hosted a March 25, 2026 pop-up event at the Children's Museum of Discovery to promote April events at Queen Califia's Magical Circle. Use this as dated City public-art program context, not as current museum program, access, attendance, or child-specific information.
Related local context
Reviewed pages that connect this item to nearby places, organizations, records, or topics.
Evidence and maintenance
References, source snapshots, and audit notes are kept here for readers who want to verify the page or maintain it later.
Good to know
Use this page as a sourced starting point for understanding what this organization does, how it describes itself, and how it connects to Escondido.
- Some descriptions come from the organization itself. Use them as what the organization says about itself, not as independent confirmation.
- Child, youth, student, or family-facing details are source-limited. Check current official sources before relying on programs, access, safety, registration, or schedules.
Change and source dates
- Latest page update
- 2026-06-13
- Latest source check
- 2026-05-21
- Source snapshot
- 2026-05-21T13:33:36-07:00
A newer source should be checked before changing current status, access, roles, schedules, or practical details.
References and audit trail
References
Source Notes
This page is based on Children's Museum of Discovery's own homepage. It can support what the organization said about itself and the address it listed on May 21, 2026. It should not be treated as independent confirmation of nonprofit legal status, community impact, admission prices, museum hours, current exhibits, events, camps, staff, or program availability.
The source includes child- and family-facing program language. This page keeps that coverage general and does not publish information about individual minors.
The Public Art Commission agenda-packet source supports only dated public-art staff context. It does not establish current museum access, current exhibits, current events, visitor attendance at the museum, partnership commitments, minor-specific information, volunteer details, or program availability.
The ProPublica source supports only source-attributed nonprofit registry and IRS filing-data context. It does not verify current programs, child/family participation, schedules, hours, tickets, admission, staff, contact details, officer roles, financial table prose, or current operations.
Sources
source-2026-05-21-children-s-museum-of-discovery-organization-page: Children's Museum of Discovery homepage, published by Children's Museum of Discovery and retrieved on 2026-05-21.- Origin URL: https://visitcmod.org/
source-2026-05-11-public-art-commission-grand-avenue-roundabout-agenda-packet: Public Art Commission May 11, 2026 Grand Avenue Roundabout agenda packet, published by City of Escondido and retrieved on 2026-05-25.- Origin URL: https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/escondidca-pubu/MEET-Packet-f0eb2b381e2a4e0f8d116f68c6c58df8.pdf
source-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: San Diego Childrens Discovery Museum, published by ProPublica and retrieved on 2026-06-05.- Origin URL: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/330912735
Sources & verification
claim-2026-05-21-children-s-museum-of-discovery-organization-page-children-s-museum-of-discovery: hands-on learning description.claim-2026-05-21-children-s-museum-of-discovery-organization-page-children-s-museum-of-discovery-2: mission and self-described nonprofit statement.claim-2026-05-21-children-s-museum-of-discovery-organization-page-children-s-museum-of-discovery-3: early STREAM education statement.claim-2026-05-21-children-s-museum-of-discovery-organization-page-children-s-museum-of-discovery-4: listed address statement.claim-2026-05-11-public-art-commission-agenda-packet-queen-califia-program-updates: dated Public Art Commission agenda-packet context.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-tax-exempt-date: ProPublica nonprofit registry tax-exempt date statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-ein: ProPublica nonprofit registry EIN statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-501-c-3-designation: ProPublica nonprofit registry 501(c)(3) designation statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-ntee-category: ProPublica nonprofit registry NTEE category statement.claim-2026-06-05-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum-propublica-nonprofit-explorer-irs-data-scope: ProPublica source-scope statement that its Form 990 data is from the IRS.