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Aspen Leaf Preschool

3518 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Aspen Leaf Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 #134 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #134 of 307 centers in San Diego
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 10, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 21, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundSep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 21, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. Staff #6 did not renew her online mandated reporter certification (AB1207). The staff's certificate expired on 09/02/2022. The Director confirmed that the staff person did not renew her AB1207 certificate.
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2022
Type BJan 19, 2022Case management visit (other)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on LPAs observations and interviews conducted, the licensee did not ensure the personal rights of children in care to safe and healthful accommodations as twenty six children were not wearing face coverings indoors as required by the State Public Health Officer Order dated June 11, 2021, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 The Appeal Rights were discussed and provided.
Plan of correction due Jan 20, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 24, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity29 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 25, 2012
LicenseeCaalp, INC.
AdministratorRandi Schwartz
Phone(619) 501-8899
State facility #376700936

Common questions

Does Aspen Leaf Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Aspen Leaf Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Aspen Leaf Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Aspen Leaf Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #134 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Aspen Leaf Preschool last inspected?

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

How much does Aspen Leaf Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Aspen Leaf Preschool?

The licensee is Caalp, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Randi Schwartz.

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 376700936 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.