Children's Atelier Center
Children's Atelier Center is a licensed child care center in Cardiff By The Sea, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 878 centers in San Diego County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Children's Atelier Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children's Atelier Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Children's Atelier Center compare with other daycares in San Diego County?
It is tied for #1 of 878 centers in San Diego County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Children's Atelier Center last inspected?
Jun 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Atelier Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Atelier Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Cardiff By The Sea, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Atelier Center?
The licensee is Quality Children's Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Brisa Diaz.
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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 376700040 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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