Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth
Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, none of them Type A, most often for records & paperwork (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on Director and Teacher interviews, hands were not washed with water and soap before feedings and after diaper changes becasue there was no running water, which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 10 children's records, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 10 children's records, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on Director and staff interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 8 infants which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 4 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 8 infants which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility does not have running water
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth last inspected?
Dec 6, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Growing Center-infant-1st United Meth?
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 372005231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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