Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist
Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 98 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on staff interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist last inspected?
Dec 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Growing Center - First United Methodist?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church Of San Diego, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Vick.
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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 372000393 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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