Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights
Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights last inspected?
Oct 1, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Aspen Leaf Nursery - University Heights?
The licensee is Caalp INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Masiello.
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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 376701512 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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