The Children's Courtyard · Preschool, Santee
The Children's Courtyard is a licensed child care center in Santee, CA, licensed for up to 76 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 15 centers in Santee and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does The Children's Courtyard take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has The Children's Courtyard had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does The Children's Courtyard compare with other daycares in Santee?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Santee by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was The Children's Courtyard last inspected?
Sep 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Children's Courtyard cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Courtyard for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Santee, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Children's Courtyard?
The licensee is Tutor Time Learning Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Rye-meyer.
Licensed centers nearby
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8824 Cottonwood Avenue, Santee · 1.0 mi away · 14 spotsToo few inspections to compare
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 376600933 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.