Chollas Mead State Preschool
Chollas Mead State Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on analyst observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as she has not been documenting the conducted fire and disaster drills every six months as required which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. Per staff, last disaster drill log documented on 10/19/2023.
Based on LPA's oservations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in in that LPA observed several stains in the carpet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observations and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that prescription medication stored inside a red backpack located in the children's bathroom was accessible to children in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one person prescribed as an Epi-Pen for C1 expired on 12/2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that classroom 3102 and 3104 are no longer in use and are occupied by the elementary school programs and did not notify the department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, it was determined that the program is currently sharing the playground with other elementary classroom and there is no waiver in place which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Chollas Mead State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Chollas Mead State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Chollas Mead State Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Chollas Mead State Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Chollas Mead State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Chollas Mead State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Chollas Mead State Preschool 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 Chollas Mead State Preschool?
The licensee is San Diego Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristi Hunter-clark.
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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 376700230 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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