ABC Barn Children's Place
ABC Barn Children's Place is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 87 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that mandated reporter certification for S2 expired on 5/4/2024, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed S1 who is an aide, alone in classroom 1 with 6 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does ABC Barn Children's Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has ABC Barn Children's Place had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does ABC Barn Children's Place compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #18 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ABC Barn Children's Place last inspected?
Jul 10, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does ABC Barn Children's Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ABC Barn Children's Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs ABC Barn Children's Place?
The licensee is Shepherd Of The Valley Evangelical Luth Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Ronald Blake.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 370805454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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