Childtime Children's Center · Preschool, La Mesa
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. 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 32 centers in La Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Deanne Romero.
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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 370806314 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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