Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict
Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict is a licensed child care center in San Clemente, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 16 centers in San Clemente and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care... (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met 1 Director and Assistant Director stated that C1 has been removed from the program and can't return until C1 has an aide. They will also provide a staff training on supervision and how to respond in case a child were to elope. They will provide the meeting agenda and sign in sheet by the due date. Based on interviews conducted, C1 eloped the facility and went to their grandparent's house. S1 followed C1, but lost sight of them approximately 450 feet away from their grandparent's house. This poses an immediate risk to the safety and health of the children in care. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 15, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict compare with other daycares in San Clemente?
It is #12 of 16 centers in San Clemente 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 Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict last inspected?
Oct 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes San Clemente, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Capistrano Beach Cities YMCA-benedict?
The licensee is YMCA Of Orange County, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica McIntosh.
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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 300607118 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.