The Children's Courtyard · Infant Center, Santee
The Children's Courtyard is a licensed child care center in Santee, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 15 centers in Santee and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff S1s file did not contain the vaccinations for measles and pertusis which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at 1 bathroom faucet which is not used for drinking or food preperation. This poses a potential health & safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does The Children's Courtyard take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Children's Courtyard had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Children's Courtyard compare with other daycares in Santee?
It is #9 of 15 centers in Santee by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
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 $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 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 376600934 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.