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Alpine Children's Academy

2403 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine, CA 91901 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Alpine Children's Academy is a licensed child care center in Alpine, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 7 centers in Alpine and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#7 of 7 centers in Alpine
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AMay 13, 2022Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Director stated she now has school-age staff available until 6:00 PM. Director stated she will submit new Personnel report within 7 days. Facility's capacity conditions were violated when it was determined preschool and school-age children were commingled routinely in the last 30-45 minutes of the day. This poses a immediate risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due May 13, 2022
Type BMay 13, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(B)
, 1 Licensee shall submit a written Unusual Incident report (LIC 624) to Licensing within 7 days. Licensee did not submit a verbal or written report of the incident to Licensing department.
Plan of correction due May 20, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 9, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 13, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 13, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Mar 8, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Daycare children are commingling while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity50 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 7, 2016
LicenseeAlpine Children's Academy INC
AdministratorJanessa Richardson
Phone(619) 445-5462
State facility #376701231

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Alpine Children's Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Alpine Children's Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 13, 2022, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Alpine Children's Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Alpine Children's Academy compare with other daycares in Alpine?

It is #7 of 7 centers in Alpine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Alpine Children's Academy last inspected?

May 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Alpine Children's Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alpine Children's Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Alpine, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Alpine Children's Academy?

The licensee is Alpine Children's Academy INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janessa Richardson.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376701231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.