Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant
Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and 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. The staff did not document the sleeping infants every 15 minutes as required per regulations. The Director stated they followed the 15 minute checks but did not document them.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is #11 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Charley Brown Children's Center - Infant?
The licensee is United Church Of Christ Of La Mesa, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Cortese.
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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 376600869 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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