Canyons Preschool
Canyons Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 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 #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #3 did not have a health screening on file and the TB test on file was dated over 12 months prior to hire. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on LPA observation, record review and interviews with staff, parents and children, staff did not maintain visual supervision. This resulted in inappropriate interactions between children in their classroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 aware of blind spots in all areas of the center. The Director will also discuss enhanced supervision techniques with staff, including but not limited to; standing and walking around the classroom. The Director will send LPA a copy of the agenda and attendance sheet via email by
Complaint investigations
Lack of Supervision resulting in inappropriate interaction between children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Canyons Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Canyons Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Canyons Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Canyons Preschool 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 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Canyons Preschool last inspected?
Aug 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Canyons Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Canyons 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 Canyons Preschool?
The licensee is First Baptist Church Of San Diego, and the administrator listed with the state is Joanne Winkle.
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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 372001859 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.