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Associated Students Child Care Center

5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Associated Students Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 136 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1980. 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 #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 30, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 26, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 23, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
PERSONAL RIGHTS
Based on information gathered, a staff was observed to have grabbed a child inappropriately.
Plan of correction due Oct 30, 2024
Type BDec 1, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the directive above, 5 Bubbler Water Fountains outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses a Potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 has removed all outlets that had Action Level exceedances effective 10/28/22. During inspection, LPA observed all mentioned outlets to be removed and permanently inoperable. POC cleared during visit.
Plan of correction due Dec 1, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity136 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 11, 1980
LicenseeAssoc. Students Of San Diego State University
AdministratorMichelle Zamora
Phone(619) 594-7941
State facility #370805130

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Common questions

Does Associated Students Child Care Center take infants?

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

Has Associated Students Child Care Center had any serious violations?

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

How does Associated Students Child Care Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 Associated Students Child Care Center last inspected?

Jan 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Associated Students Child Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Associated Students Child Care Center 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 Associated Students Child Care Center?

The licensee is Assoc. Students Of San Diego State University, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Zamora.

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 370805130 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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