Daycares in San Diego, California

1113 facilitiesAvg score: 92.9

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

977 of 1,113 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

978 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

March 6, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

San Diego currently has 1,113 tracked providers. 977 have inspection history, 978 appear active, and 77% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is March 6, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (1113)Centers (513)Home (600)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

KID VENTURES LIBERTY STATION PRESCHOOL

2865 SIMS ROAD

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 84SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

NHA-MILLER HEAD START

4343 SHIELDS STREET

No violationsCapacity: 26SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

VALENCIA PARK EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY

5880 SKYLINE DRIVE

No violationsCapacity: 19DAY CARE CENTER
A

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY PRESCHOOL

4345 DEL MAR TRAILS ROAD

No violationsCapacity: 105DAY CARE CENTER
A

NHA - STEM INSTITUTE FOR EARLY LEARNING

808 WEST CEDAR STREET

No violationsCapacity: 71SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

NHA - KAREN D. LOVE HEAD START

2230 EAST JEWETT STREET

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 75SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

SAY SAN DIEGO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER - INFANT

4775 VIEWRIDGE AVENUE

1 violationCapacity: 12INFANT CENTER
A

LIGHTHOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

5055 GOVERNOR DRIVE

1 violationCapacity: 48DAY CARE CENTER
A

NHA - EUCLID AVENUE HEAD START

210 SOUTH EUCLID AVENUE

1 violationCapacity: 40DAY CARE CENTER
A

AU CLAIR DE LUNE

1976-1978 COOLIDGE STREET

1 violationCapacity: 31DAY CARE CENTER
A

ASPEN LEAF PRESCHOOL

3518 THIRD AVENUE

CLOSED
1 violationCapacity: 29SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

ST. ANDREW'S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL

8350 LAKE MURRAY BOULEVARD

1 violationCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

MARANATHA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

10752 COASTWOOD ROAD

1 violationCapacity: 150DAY CARE CENTER
A

PURPOSE DRIVEN DAYCARE

5825 IMPERIAL AVE

1 violationCapacity: 39SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LEARNING ACADEMY

3219 CLAIREMONT MESA BOULEVARD

2 violationsCapacity: 75DAY CARE CENTER
A

NHA-FIRST STEP HEADSTART CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

802/804 SAN PASQUAL STREET

INACTIVE
1 violationCapacity: 84DAY CARE CENTER
A

AU CLAIR DE LUNE

1945 COOLIDGE ST

CLOSED
2 violationsCapacity: 45DAY CARE CENTER
A

ASPEN LEAF PRESCHOOL

3111 30TH STREET

2 violationsCapacity: 41DAY CARE CENTER
A

ADVENTURES IN MONTESSORI OCEAN BEACH

4735 SANTA CRUZ AVE.

2 violationsCapacity: 44DAY CARE CENTER
A

CHILDREN'S GROWING CENTER - FIRST UNITED METHODIST

2111 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH

3 violationsCapacity: 98DAY CARE CENTER

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