City Tree Christian Infant Center
City Tree Christian Infant Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on analyst observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the licensee had baby bouncers in the infant napping area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to infants in care.
Based on analyst observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a cleaning spray bottle was found in an unsecured sliding door lower cabinet in the infant napping area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to infants in care.
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as infant room teacher was unaware of the requirement to document infant napping activity which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to infants in care.
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Common questions
Does City Tree Christian Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has City Tree Christian Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does City Tree Christian Infant Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was City Tree Christian Infant Center last inspected?
Apr 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does City Tree Christian Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City Tree Christian Infant Center 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 City Tree Christian Infant Center?
The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of San Diego, California, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Phipps.
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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 376701237 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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